MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
CHAIR
6600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 4, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at
2:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the 2025-2026 Committee Rules.
2. Testimony regarding SB 23 (Sen. Hertel).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink and Hoitenga, a quorum
was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the 2025-2026 Senate Committee on Local
Government Committee Rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink and Hoitenga
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 23, and invited Sen. Hertel to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB 23:
Keith Pionk, Keith Pionk Real Estate - Support
Shawon Cecil, Michigan Realtors – Support
Brett Hollandsworth, MI Society of Professional Surveyors – Oppose
Deena Bosworth, MI Assoc. of County Drain Commissioners – Oppose
John Bommarito, MI Land Title Association – Oppose
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 23:
Ross Gavin, MI Environmental Council – Oppose
Andrea Brown, MI Association of Planning – Oppose
Jen Rigterink, MML – Support
Dawn Crandall, Home Builders Assoc. of Michigan - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen. Daley was excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:37 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/25/2025