MEMBERS:
SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. ARIC NESBITT
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. KEN HORN
SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND
BANKING
SENATOR LANA THEIS
CHAIR
7400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2420
FAX: (517) 373-2764
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
January 8, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Banking was scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2020,
at 9:00 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5241 (Rep. Rendon) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported HB 5242 (Rep. Wittenberg) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Reported HB 5243 (Rep. Paquette) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock
and McMorrow, a quorum was present.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5241,
HB 5242 and HB 5243:
Rusty Merchant, Insurance Association of Michigan – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the meeting minutes from December 11, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to report HB 5241 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5241. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report HB 5242 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock, and McMorrow.
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Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5242. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to report HB 5243 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 5243. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Geiss 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 9:06 a.m.
Date approved: 1/22/20
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