MEMBERS:
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. ROGER VICTORY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR MALLORY MCMORROW
CHAIR
6100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2523
FAX: (517) 373-5669
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 15, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Community Development was scheduled for Thursday,
February 15, 2024, at 12:00 noon, in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the Revised Committee Rules.
2. Testimony regarding SB 481 (Sen. Klinefelt).
3. Presentation by Hilary Doe, MI Chief Growth Officer.
The Chair called the meeting to order. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following
members were present: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, McDonald Rivet, Moss, Geiss, Lindsey
and Webber, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt the meeting minutes from November 2, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, Moss, Geiss, and Webber.
Nays: Sen.(s) Lindsey.
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair invited Senator Klinefelt to summarize SB 481.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 481:
Jasmine McKenney, East Michigan APEX Accelerator Program Director – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
Bree Anderson, MEDC – Support
At 12:38 p.m. Senator McDonald-Rivet entered the meeting.
The Chair invited Hilary Doe, Chief Growth Officer, for a presentation. Member questions followed.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen. Victory 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 1:07 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: February 29, 2024
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