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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
November 7, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at
1:30 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported HB 5048 (Rep. Fitzgerald) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:33 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, Hoitenga and Daley, a
quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from October 31, 2023.
Without objection the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up HB 5048 and invited Rep. Fitzgerald to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding HB 5048:
Jon O’Connor, City of Grand Rapids – Support
Al Vanderberg, Kent County Administrator – Support
Josh Lunger, Grand Rapids Chamber – Support
Rick Winn, Kent County Convention / Area Authority – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 5048:
John McNamara, Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association - Support
Matt Sowash, MI Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus – Support
John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Bill Zaagman, GCSI, Muskegon County – Support
Rusty Merchant, Grand Action – Support
Jared Fleisher, Rocket Companies – Support
Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Neutral
Tim Langholz, National Federation of Independent Business – Oppose
Rob Mass, Michigan Department of Treasury - Neutral
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to report HB 5048 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Shink and Daley
Nays: Sen. Hoitenga
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:47 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/06/2024