HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
12:00 PM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
the Chair Calley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Marino, Berman, Paquette,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Howell moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 17, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 17 before the committee:
SB 17
(Sen. Zorn)
A bill to amend 1968 PA 317, entitled "An act
relating to the conduct of public servants in
respect to governmental decisions and contracts
with public entities; to provide penalties for the
violation of this act; to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts; and to validate certain contracts," by
amending section 3a (MCL 15.323a), as amended
by 2011 PA 106.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 17, but did not wish to speak:
Nancy Ridley, City Manager, representing the City of Mt. Pleasant.
Peter Wills, representing the City of Muskegon.
Bob Paul, Mayor, representing the City of Huntington Woods.
Jennifer Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League, testified in opposition to SB
17.
Representative Sowerby explained the changes in (H-1) of SB 17.
Representative Sowerby moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 17. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Marino, Berman, Paquette,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Bezotte moved to report out SB 17 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Marino, Berman, Paquette,
Sowerby, Garza.
Nays: Reps. Ellison, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 16 before the committee:
SB 16
(Sen. Zorn)
A bill to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled "Housing
law of Michigan," by amending section 125 (MCL
125.525), as amended by 2016 PA 14.
Representative Bellino moved to report out SB 16 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Marino, Berman, Paquette,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Julie Calley adjourned the
meeting at 12:09 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: April 21, 2021