Script-free record · Release 2026-07-28.3

Tax Policy

Core facts and links below come from the same immutable public release as the enhanced record page.

meeting

What the collected record shows

The source classifies this meeting as held. Proceeding quorum is quorum not determined; that is not an individual attendance finding.

Meeting date: 2019-09-04
Scheduled start: 2019-09-04 10:30:00.000000
Documented start: Not recorded
Documented end: 2019-09-04 10:47:00.000000
Location: Room 521, House Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

A roster, minutes attendance list, named vote, and proceeding-level quorum result are different kinds of evidence. Related rows retain their source scope.

Inspect all published fields

Actual end: 2019-09-04 10:47:00.000000
Actual start: Not recorded
Chamber: house
Committee id: committee-126
Committee name: Tax Policy
Evidence text: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TAX POLICY REP. LYNN AFENDOULIS CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:30 AM Room 521, House Office Building The House Standing Committee on Tax Policy was called to order by the Chair. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson, Whitsett. Absent/Excused: None. Representative Schroeder moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 19, 2019. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4203 and HB 4204 before the committee: HB 4203 (Rep. Afendoulis) A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled "General sales tax act," by amending section 1a (MCL 205.51a), as amended by 2017 PA 221. HB 4204 (Rep. Kahle) A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled" Use tax act, "by amending section 2b (MCL 205.92b), as amended by 2017 PA 220. Substitute (H-1) to HB 4203 was adopted on April 10, 2019. Representative Lower moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4203. The motion prevailed 13-0- 0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Whitsett. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Lasinski offered the following amendment to HB 4203 (H-2): 1. Amend page 7, line 16, after "(1)" by striking out "The" and inserting "Through December 31, 2023, the". Representative Lasinski spoke to her amendment. Representative Lasinski moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4203 (H-2). The motion did not prevail 5-10-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson. Nays: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Whitsett. Pass: None. Representative Ellison spoke regarding the substitute. Representative Ellison moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4203. The motion did not prevail 6-9-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson, Whitsett. Nays: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder. Pass: None. Representative Lower moved to refer House Bill No. 4203 to the committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 11-4-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Yancey, Whitsett. Nays: Reps. Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson. Pass: None. Representative O'Malley moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4204. The motion prevailed 15- 0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson, Whitsett. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Lasinski offered the following amendment to HB 4204 (H-2): 1. Amend page 7, line 12, after "(1)" by striking out "The" and inserting "Through December 31, 2023, the". Representative Lasinski spoke to her amendment. Representative Lasinski moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4204 (H-2). The motion did not prevail 5-10-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson. Nays: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Whitsett. Pass: None. Representative Ellison spoke regarding the substitute. Representative Ellison moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4204. The motion did not prevail 6-9-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson, Whitsett. Nays: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder. Pass: None. Representative Lower moved to refer House Bill No. 4204 to the committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 11-4-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Schroeder, Yancey, Whitsett. Nays: Reps. Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson. Pass: None. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4203 (H-2), and HB 4204 (H-2), but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Treasury The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4203 and HB 4204, but did not wish to speak: Andrew Richner, representing the Detroit Medical Center. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4203 and HB 4204, but did not wish to speak: Brett Marr, representing the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association. Jim Bertold, representing the Michigan Ambulatory Surgery Association. Dan Papineau, representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Lynn Afendoulis adjourned the meeting at 10:47 AM. Representative Lynn Afendoulis, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov
Location: Room 521, House Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2019-09-04
Meeting id: meeting-2143
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum not determined
Scheduled start: 2019-09-04 10:30:00.000000
Session name: 2019-2020

Follow the evidence

Search records related to this title Inspect coverage and known gaps Open the release-pinned JSON record

Cite this record

Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Tax Policy,” /meetings/meeting-2143.

/api/v1/meetings/meeting-2143