HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JAMES LOWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 27,
2019
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office
Building
The House Standing Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chairman Lower.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Marino moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 20, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4055 before the committee:
HB 4055
(Rep. Slagh)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled "Land division act," by
amending section 109 (MCL 560.109), as amended by 2017 PA
196.
Representative Marino moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4055. The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Brian Westrin, representing the Michigan Realtors Association, submitted a card in support of the bill, but
did not wish to speak.
Representative Crawford moved to refer House Bill No. 4055 to the committee on Ways and Means, with
recommendation as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby,
Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 12:06 PM.
Representative James Lower, Chair
Angela Lake
Committee Clerk
alake@house.mi.gov