MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES
SENATOR JEFF IRWIN
CHAIR
5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2406
FAX: (517) 373-5679
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 27, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, June 27,
2023, at 1:00 p.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 397 (Sen. Cavanagh) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss,
Lindsey, Hoitenga and Damoose, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt the meeting minutes from June 13, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Cavanagh to summarize SB 397.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 397:
Amy Hovey and Jeff Sykes, Michigan State Housing Development Authority – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 397:
Jessica AcMoody, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan – Support
Brad Ward, Michigan Realtors – Support
Dawn Crandall, Home Builders Association of Michigan – Support
Jennifer Rigterink, Michigan Municipal League – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to report SB 397 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, and Damoose
Nays: Sen. Lindsey
Pass: Sen. Hoitenga
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:18 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: September 12, 2023
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