HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
12:00 PM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
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 Marino joined the committee remotely.
Representative Paquette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 19, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4378 and HB 4379 before the committee:
HB 4378
(Rep. Garza)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The
general property tax act," by amending sections 27
and 34d (MCL 211.27 and 211.34d), section 27 as
amended by 2019 PA 116 and section 34d as
amended by 2019 PA 117.
HB 4379
(Rep. Garza)
A bill to amend 1995 PA 24, entitled "Michigan
economic growth authority act," by amending
section 3 (MCL 207.803), as amended by 2010 PA
272.
Substitute (H-1) to HB 4378 was adopted at the May 19, 2021 meeting.
Representative Ellison moved to report out HB 4378 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Garza moved to report out HB 4379 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Paquette, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid before the Committee a presentation from the Housing Michigan Executive
Committee: Dawn Crandall, Home Builders Association of Michigan; Joshua Lunger, Grand
Rapids Chamber; Kent Wood, Borealis Strategic; Jennifer Rigterink, Michigan Municipal
League; and Yarrow Brown, Housing North. Questions and discussions followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
12:57 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov