to refer Senate Bill No. 320 to the committee on Ways and Means.
Representative Hall moved to refer Senate Bill No. 320 to the committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Webber, Berman, Crawford, Farrington, Frederick, Hoitenga, Filler, Hall, Wendzel, Chirkun, Liberati, Cambensy, Jones, Garza, Robinson. Nays: None. Pass: None. At 10:42 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 10:50 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. The Chair laid HB 5097 before the committee: HB 5097 (Rep. Iden) A bill to amend 2005 PA 244, entitled” Deferred presentment service transactions act,” by amending the title and sections 2, 11, 13, 15, 17, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 45, and 53 (MCL 487.2122, 487.2131, 487.2133, 487.2135, 487.2137, 487.2142, 487.2151, 487.2152, 487.2153, 487.2154, 487.2155, 487.2156, 487.2165, and 487.2173), section 2 as amended by 2016 PA 140 and section 35 as amended by 2016 PA 141, and by adding sections 31a and 32a. Representative Iden testified in support of HB 5097. Karin Gyger and Mark Weigold, representing Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, testified with no position on HB 5097. Ron Hicks, representing Advance America, testified in support of HB 5097. Tom Hickson, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference, testified in opposition of HB 5097. Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 5097. John Rabenold, representing Check N Go of Michigan, testified in support of HB 5097. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5097, but did not wish to speak: Kelly Bidelman, representing the Center for Civil Justice. Peter Ruark, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy. Lorray Brown, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program. Frank Taylor, representing the Michigan Community Association. Sandy Pearson, representing Habitat for Humanity of Michigan. Ruth Johnson, representing the Community Development Advocates of Detroit. Dennis West, representing the Northern Initiatives. Jeremy DeRoo, representing Linking International Needs with the Church's Untapped Power. Greg Hall, representing the Genesee County Habitat for Humanity. Libby Palackdharry, representing Southwest Economic Solutions. Tom Edmiston, representing Cinnaire. Christine Coady Narayanan, representing the Opportunity Resource Fund. Monica Schuyler, representing the Pennies from Heaven Foundation. Penny Payea, representing herself. Scott Faustyn, representing Cottonwood Financial. Rosalie Monfehe, representing Blue Water Community Action. Helen Lehman, representing the Housing Resources Incorporated. Jim Benedict, representing himself. The following people submitted a card with no position on HB 5097, but did not wish to speak: Haleigh Krombeen, representing the Michigan Credit Union League. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Michael Webber adjourned the meeting at 11:58 AM. Representative Michael Webber, Chair Sondra Gordon Committee Clerk sgordon@house.mi.gov