HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Calley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Absent: Rep. Berman.
Excused: Rep. Berman.
Representative Slagh joined the committee remotely.
Representative Paquette moved to excuse Representative Berman from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Cavanagh moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 10, 2021.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Bezotte moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 1, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 129 before the committee:
SB 129
(Sen. Schmidt)
A bill to amend 1897 PA 230, entitled "An act to
provide for the formation of corporations for the
purpose of owning, maintaining and improving
lands and other property kept for the purposes of
summer resorts or for ornament, recreation or
amusement, and to repeal all laws or parts of laws
in conflict herewith; and to impose certain duties
on the department of commerce," by amending the
title and sections 3, 9, 10, and 23 (MCL 455.3,
455.9, 455.10, and 455.23), the title and section 3
as amended by 1982 PA 117.
Representative Bezotte moved to report out SB 129 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4423 before the committee:
HB 4423
(Rep. LaGrand)
A bill to amend 2003 PA 258, entitled "Land bank
fast track act," by amending section 3 (MCL
124.753).
Representative Ellison moved to report out HB 4423 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5386 before the committee:
HB 5386
(Rep. Allor)
A bill to amend 1972 PA 139, entitled "An act
authorizing township boards to provide for the
maintenance and improvement of private roads by
contract and to provide payments by special
assessment districts; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 2 (MCL
247.392).
Representative Alexander moved to report out HB 5386 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair returned to SB 129.
Representative Ellison made a motion to reconsider the vote by which SB 129 was reported.
The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Bezotte moved to report out SB 129 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 562 before the committee:
SB 562
(Sen. Victory)
A bill to amend 1996 PA 381, entitled "Brownfield
redevelopment financing act," by amending
section 2 (MCL 125.2652), as amended by 2020
PA 259.
Steve Gilbert, representing Senator Victory, and Matt Zimmerman, an attorney at Varnum
LLP, testified in support of SB 562. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid HB 4534 before the committee:
HB 4534
(Rep. Slagh)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The
general property tax act," by amending sections
7cc and 53b (MCL 211.7cc and 211.53b), section
7cc as amended by 2020 PA 96 and section 53b as
amended by 2020 PA 206.
Representative Slagh and Tyler Tacoma, Jamestown Township Assessor, testified in support
of HB 4534. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4534, but did not wish to speak:
Chris Hackbarth, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Peter Morman and Larry Steckelberg, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury.
The Chair laid HB 4416 and HB 4417 before the committee:
HB 4416
(Rep. Anthony)
A bill to prohibit the recording of deeds or other
instruments relating to real property that contain
certain restrictive covenants or conditions; to
make such restrictions unenforceable; and to
provide remedies with respect to those
instruments.
HB 4417
(Rep. Anthony)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 59, entitled
"Condominium act," by amending section 90
(MCL 559.190), as amended by 2002 PA 283.
Representative Anthony, Stewart Sanders, representing the Michigan Association of Register
of Deeds, and Charles Hobbs, representing the Lansing Area ACLU Local Unit, testified in
support of HB 4416 and HB 4417. Questions and discussion followed.
Laura Durand, representing the Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, testified in support of HB
4416 and HB 4417.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4416, but did not wish to speak:
Clay Powell, representing the Rental Property Owners Association of Michigan.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4416, but did not wish to speak:
David Pierson, representing the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4416 and HB 4417, but did not wish
to speak:
Kimberly Buddin, representing the ACLU of Michigan.
Merissa Kovach, representing the ACLU of Michigan.
Julie Cassidy, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Brandon Denby, representing the Michigan Association of Register of Deeds.
Derrick Quinney, representing the Ingham County Register of Deeds.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
12:42 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov