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
October 31, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at
1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported SB 480 (S-2) (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation.
2.
Reported HB 4861 (S-1) (rep. Snyder) with recommendation.
3.
Reported HB 4346 (Rep. Coleman) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 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 September 26, 2023.
Without objection the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 480 (S-2).
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 480:
Dawn Crandall, Home Builders Association of Michigan - Support
Brad Ward, Michigan Realtors – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 480. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Hoitenga and Daley
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Shink
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to report SB 480 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Moss, Bayer, Hoitenga and Daley
Nays: Sen. Shink
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
At 1:08 p.m., Sen. Moss left the meeting and did not return.
The Chair brought up HB 4861 (S-1), and invited Jason Colella, of Rep. Snyder’s office to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding HB 4861:
Mark Eisenbarth, Muskegon County Administrator – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4861:
Neil DeSouza, Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget - Neutral
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4861. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Bayer, Shink, Hoitenga and Daley
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to report HB 4861 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Bayer, Shink, Hoitenga and Daley
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up HB 4346.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding HB 4346:
Don Taylor, Retired Detroit Police & Fire Association – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4346:
Katie Abraham, MI Municipal Electric Assoc. / Mi Public Power Agency – Support
Brad Biladeau, Municipal Employees Retirement System of MI – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 4346 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Wojno, Bayer, Shink, Hoitenga and Daley
Nays: None
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 1:17 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 11/07/2023