HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
REP. JASON M HOSKINS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
9:00 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business was called to order by
Chair Hoskins.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel,
VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
The Chair laid HB 4454 before the committee:
HB 4454
(Rep. Tyrone Carter)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 120, entitled "An act to
authorize the development or redevelopment of
principal shopping districts and business
improvement districts; to permit the creation of
certain boards; to provide for the operation of
principal shopping districts and business
improvement districts; to provide for the creation,
operation, and dissolution of business
improvement zones; and to authorize the
collection of revenue and the bonding of certain
local governmental units for the development or
redevelopment projects," by amending sections
10, 10b, 10c, 10e, 10f, 10g, 10h, 10j, 10k, and 10l
(MCL 125.990, 125.990b, 125.990c, 125.990e,
125.990f, 125.990g, 125.990h, 125.990j,
125.990k, and 125.990l), as amended by 2020 PA
91.
Representative Carter and Gina Cavaliere testified in support of HB 4454. Questions and
discussion followed.
Phil Santer, representing the Ann Arbor SPARK, testified in support of HB 4454.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4454, but did not wish to speak:
DeShawn Singleton, representing the Downtown Detroit Partnership.
The Chair laid a presentation on the Michigan State Housing Development Authority before
the committee.
Amy Hovey gave a presentation on the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid SB 35 before the committee:
SB 35
(Sen. Irwin)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social
welfare act," by amending section 10d (MCL
400.10d), as added by 2012 PA 79.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 35, but did not wish to speak:
Amanda Klein, representing the United Way of Southwestern MI.
Tom Hickson, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference.
Mike Frederick, representing the Michigan County Social Services Association.
Loretta Bush, the CEO of Authority Health.
Dr. William Dietz, representing the Authority Health Motion Coalition.
Barb Blum, representing the Authority Health Motion Coalition.
Brian Shoaf, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Representative VanWoerkom offered the following amendments to SB 35:
1. Amend page 1, line 1, after "10d". by inserting "(1)".
2. Amend page 1, following line 4, by inserting:
"(2) Money provided for food assistance must not be used to pay for bottle deposits."
Representative VanWoerkom moved to adopt the amendments to SB 35. The committee
discussed the motion. The motion did not prevail 5-8-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Nays: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Pass: None.
Representative Grant moved to report out SB 35 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
8-0-5:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Grant, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
Representative Neeley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 9, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoskins adjourned the meeting
at 9:54 AM.
Representative Jason Hoskins, Chair
Elaine Kupiec
Committee Clerk
ekupiec@house.mi.gov