Members:
SEN. ARIC NESBITT, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. JON BUMSTEAD
SEN. CURTIS VANDERWALL
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD
CHAIR
7500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1758
FAX: (517) 373-0938
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 20, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance was scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 12:30
p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 43 (Sen. Runestad).
2. Testimony regarding SB 44 (Sen. Zorn).
3. Testimony regarding SB 55 (S-1) (Sen. Runestad).
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The Chairman 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: Chairman Runestad, Sen.(s) Nesbitt, Daley, Bumstead, VanderWall,
Chang, and Alexander, a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Nesbitt to adopt the meeting minutes from February 6, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman invited Shane Preston, of Sen. Zorn's office, to summarize SB's 43 and 44.
The Chairman invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB's 43 and 44:
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding
SB's 43 and 44:
Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support
Jeff Towns, Michigan Optometric Association – Support
Patti Tremblay, Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators – Oppose
Kathy Merry, Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency – Oppose
Andy Neumann, Michigan Education Association – Oppose
The Chairman summarized SB 55 and the (S-1) version.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 55:
Joan Gustafson, Michigan Nonprofit Association – Support
Kyle Caldwell, Council of Michigan Foundations – Support
Dennis Fliehman, Capitol Region Community Foundation – Support
Dr. Phil Knight, Food Bank Council of Michigan – Support
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The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
55:
Robert Kennedy, Michigan Community Action – Support
Dusty Fancher, Goodwill Association of Michigan – Support
Rebecca Mastee, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Nesbitt to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 55. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chairman Runestad, Sen.(s) Nesbitt, Daley, VanderWall, Chang, and Alexander
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Bumstead
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:55 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/27/2019
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