HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JAMES LOWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to
order by Chair Lower.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Lower, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Marino.
Representative Crawford moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 19, 2020. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4035 before the committee:
HB 4035
(Rep. Ellison)
A bill to prohibit a local unit of government
from enacting or enforcing an ordinance, policy, resolution,
or rule that regulates a dog based upon the breed or
perceived breed of the dog; and to provide for the powers
and duties of certain local governmental entities.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4035, but did not wish to speak:
Nathan Kark, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Substitute (H-1) was previously adopted on February 19, 2020.
Representative Ellison moved to refer House Bill No. 4035 to the Committee on Ways and
Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 9-2-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Crawford, Calley, Eisen, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: Reps. Howell, Markkanen.
Pass: Rep. Garza.
The Chair laid SB 762 and HB 5434 before the committee:
SB 762
(Sen. Horn)
A bill to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled "An act
to provide police and fire protection for townships and for
certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and
certain cities; to authorize contracting for fire and police
protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police
equipment, and the maintenance and operation of the
equipment; to provide for defraying the cost of the
equipment; to authorize the creation of special assessment
districts and the levying and collecting of special
assessments; to authorize the issuance of special assessment
bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments
and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such
bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances
by reassessment if necessary; to authorize the collection of
fees for certain emergency services in townships and other
municipalities; to authorize the creation of administrative
boards and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide
for the appointment of traffic officers and to prescribe their
powers and duties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 10 (MCL 41.810), as amended by 2004 PA
463.
HB 5434
(Rep. Guerra)
A bill to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled "An act
to provide police and fire protection for townships and for
certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and
certain cities; to authorize contracting for fire and police
protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police
equipment, and the maintenance and operation of the
equipment; to provide for defraying the cost of the
equipment; to authorize the creation of special assessment
districts and the levying and collecting of special
assessments; to authorize the issuance of special assessment
bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments
and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such
bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances
by reassessment if necessary; to authorize the collection of
fees for certain emergency services in townships and other
municipalities; to authorize the creation of administrative
boards and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide
for the appointment of traffic officers and to prescribe their
powers and duties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 10 (MCL 41.810), as amended by 2004 PA
463.
Representative Guerra; Melanie Rhine, representing Senator Horn; Tim Morales, representing
the City of Saginaw; and Rob Mass, from Representative Guerra's office, testified in support of
SB 762 and HB 5434.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 762 and HB 5434, but did not wish to
speak:
Chris Hackbarth, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Madison Clements, representing the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce.
Representative Markkanen moved to refer SB 762 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The
motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 12:13 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:14 PM, Minority Vice Chair Ellison called the committee back to order.
The Minority Vice Chair laid HB 5504 before the committee:
HB 5504
(Rep. Lower)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled "The
drain code of 1956," by amending sections 196 and 434
(MCL 280.196 and 280.434), section 196 as amended by
2008 PA 509 and section 434 as amended by 2002 PA 406.
Representative Lower and Stacy Hissong, representing the Michigan Association of County
Drain Commissioners, testified in support of HB 5504. Questions and discussion followed.
At 12:22 PM, Minority Vice Chair Ellison laid the committee at ease.
At 12:23 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5504, but did not wish to speak:
Nathan Kark, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Joe Bush, representing the Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners.
The Chair laid HB 5126 before the committee:
HB 5126
(Rep. S. Johnson)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled
"The drain code of 1956," by amending sections 135 and 154
(MCL 280.135 and 280.154), section 135 as amended by
2017 PA 62 and section 154 as amended by 2018 PA 646.
Representative Steve Johnson and Stacy Hissong, representing the Michigan Association of
County Drain Commissioners, testified in support of HB 5126.
Joe Bush, representing the Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners, testified in
support of HB 5126.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5126, but did not wish to speak:
Nathan Kark, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Representative Eisen moved to excuse Representative Marino from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Lower adjourned the meeting at
12:36 PM.
Representative James Lower, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov