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
October 10, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, October 10,
2023, at 12:00 noon, in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4273 (S-3) (Rep. O'Neal) with recommendation.
2. Testimony regarding SB 474 (Sen. Anthony).
3. Testimony regarding SB 475 (Sen. Chang).
4. Testimony regarding SB 476 (Sen. Geiss).
5. Testimony regarding SB 477 (Sen. Cavanagh).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:16 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. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from September 26, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-3) version of HB 4273.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB
4273:
Kyle Richard, The Rent is Too Damn High – Support
Aaron Mahoney, For Our Future and The Rent is Too Damn High – Support
Sarah Hopkins, The Rent is Too Damn High – Support
Forrest Wall, Apartment Association of Michigan – Support
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association of Michigan – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt the (S-3) version of HB 4273. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, and
Damoose
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Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Hoitenga
The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to report the (S-3) version of HB 4273 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, Lindsey, Hoitenga,
and Damoose
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
Sen. Hoitenga requested that the vote to report the (S-3) version of HB 4273 be reconsidered.
The Chair made a motion to reconsider the vote by which the (S-3) version of HB 4273 was reported. Without
objection, the vote was reconsidered.
The Chair made a motion to report the (S-3) version of HB 4273 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, Lindsey, and
Damoose
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Hoitenga
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Sen.(s) Anthony, Chang, Geiss, and Cavanagh to summarize SB 474 – SB 477.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 474 to SB 477:
Dr. Halley Crissman, Michigan Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists –
Support
Dr. Sarah Wallet, Planned Parenthood of Michigan – Support
Amanda Mazur, Citizen – Support
Rebecca Mastee, Michigan Catholic Conference – Oppose
Genevieve Marnon, Right to Life of Michigan – Oppose
Dr. Catherine Stark, Crossroads Care Center – Oppose
Dr. Lisa Harris, Citizen – Support
Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 474 to SB
477:
Eileen McNeil, Citizens for Traditional Values – Oppose
Katherine Bussard, Citizen – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
474 to SB 477:
DJ Perry, Planned Parents Advocates of Michigan – Support
Ryan Hoaglin-Jackson, Citizen – Support
Emily Bourguois, Planned Parenthood – Support
Ashlea Phenicie, Planned Parenthood of Michigan – Support
Gabriela Shen, Citizen – Support
Chashah Johnson, Citizen – Support
Alexa Williamson, Planned Parenthood – Support
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Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support
Norma Bailey, Citizen – Support
Nomi Joyrich, Jews for a Secular Democracy – Support
Chardae Burton, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support
Judy Karandjeff, League of Women Voters of Michigan – Support
Julie Campbell-Bode, Citizen – Support
Hannah Mathers, Citizen – Support
Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support
Mary Pollock, Michigan National Organization for Women and the American Association of University
Women of Michigan – Support
Adrienne Zaya, YWCA Kalamazoo – Support
Jeff Hewson, Michigan Family Forum – Oppose
Melissa Holmquist, Citizen – Oppose
Fred Gerhardy, Citizen – Oppose
Stephanie Kreuz, Heritage Action – Oppose
Hennessey Bevins, Coalition to Protect a Women's Right to Know – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB
474 to SB 476:
Alex Dietz, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan and Ypsilanti Art Ink and Art Incubator – Support
Terri Lukomski, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan and Meadow Lane Rehabilitative Therapies –
Support
Katherine Bauer, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Sarah Zettel, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Harrison Shelby, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Sara Wojtala, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Sarah Tomai, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Dr. Clara Zundel, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Sujata Raman, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan – Support
Ethyl Rivera, Citizen – Support
Wendy Gonzalez, Citizen – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:49 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: October 17, 2023
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