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MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES
SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2406
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 10, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, June 10,
2025, at 12:00 noon, in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 19 (S-1) (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 20 (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 21 (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation.
4. Reported SB 22 (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation.
5. Presentation regarding Cuts to Food Assistance.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:11 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Cherry, Chang, Geiss,
Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from June 3, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
19 – SB 22:
Mariah Walton, City of Ann Arbor – Support
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
19 – SB 21:
Brad Ward, Michigan Realtors – Oppose
Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association of Michigan – Oppose
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association – Oppose
Holly Tatman, Apartment Association of Michigan – Oppose
Todd Skowronski, Community Association Institute Michigan Chapter – Oppose
The following cards were read in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
22:
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Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association of Michigan – Support
Holly Tatman, Apartment Association of Michigan – Support
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association – Support
The Chair offered an (S-1) version of SB 19.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt (S-1) version of SB 19. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, Hoitenga,
and Damoose
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the substitute was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to report the (S-1) version of SB 19 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 21 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report SB 22 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to report SB 20 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lindsey to reconsider the vote by which SB 22 was reported. Without
objection, the vote was reconsidered.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lindsey to report SB 22 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, Hoitenga,
and Damoose
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Dwayne Haywood, Senior Deputy Director of the Economic Stability Administration, and Dr.
James Bell, Chief of Staff for the Public Health Administration, for the Michigan Department of Health and
Human Services, to provide a presentation regarding Food Assistance Programs in Michigan and potential
impacts cuts to those programs could have on them.
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The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding Cuts to Food Assistance:
Monique Stanton, Michigan League for Public Policy
Kathleen Hurd, Citizen
Melissa Miles, Citizen
At 1:15 p.m., the Chair recessed the committee.
At 1:18 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding Cuts to Food Assistance:
Kaitlyn Lamie, Michigan Association of United Ways
Elinor Jordan, Michigan Poverty Law Program
Amanda Shreve, Michigan Farmers Market Association
AJ Fossel and Lacy Duvernois, Community Food Club
Stephanie Rubel, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
Dr. Pat Wells and Ashley Anderson, Corner Health Center
Courtney Morrow, United Community Family Services
Due to time constraints, and technical difficulties, the following individuals were unable to present testimony
regarding Cuts to Food Assistance:
Angela Wolf, Redford Interfaith Relief
Samika Douglas, Citizen
LaQuitta Brown, Citizen
Julie Brunson, HOPE Gardens
Julius Buzzard, Growing Hope
Colton Ray and Amanda Bearwalde, EMU’s Swoop Pantry
Melissa McDonnell, Ostego County United Way
Fayiza Nabilsi, Bryant Market and Facilities
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:01 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 24, 2025