MEMBERS:
SEN. ARIC NESBITT, VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. JON BUMSTEAD
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD
CHAIR
7500 BINSFELD BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1758
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 2, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance was scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at 12:30 p.m.
in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 1035 (Sen. Runestad).
2. Testimony regarding HB 4926 (Rep. Afendoulis).
3. Testimony regarding HB 4927 (Rep. Vaupel).
4. Testimony regarding HB 4928 (Rep. Webber).
5. Testimony regarding HB 4929 (Rep. Yancy).
6. Testimony regarding HB 4930 (Rep. Whitsett).
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Runestad, Sen.(s) Nesbitt, Bumstead, VanderWall, Chang and
Alexander, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bumstead to adopt the meeting minutes from July 22, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Daley was excused from
the meeting.
The Chair brought up SB 1035.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1035:
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Fred Nicely, Council on State Taxation (via Zoom) – Support
Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Treasury (via Zoom) - Support
The Chair recessed the committee from 12:41 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.
The Chair brought up HB's 4926 – 4930 and invited Rep. Afendoulis to summarize HB 4926, Rep. Vaupel to
summarize HB 4927, and Rep. Webber to summarize HB 4928.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB's 4926-4930:
Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Treasury (via Zoom) - support
Chris Glass, West Michigan Talent Triangle – Support HB 4926
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB's 4926-4930:
Chris Hackbarth, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Matt Kurta, School Equity Caucus – Support
Peter Spadafore, Michigan Association of School Administrators – Support
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Support
Jerry Johnson, Calhoun ISD – Support
Dave Hodgkins, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Mike Latvis, Wayne RESA – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:06 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 09/09/2020