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- Meeting date
- 2020-09-16
- Scheduled start
- 2020-09-16 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2020-09-16 12:56:00.000000
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2020-09-16 12:56:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-127
- Committee name
- Transportation
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION REP. JACK O'MALLEY CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:00 PM Room 519, House Office Building The House Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chair O'Malley. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Sneller moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 10, 2020. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5920 before the committee: HB 5920 (Rep. Peterson) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811aa. Representative Petersen, joined by Dr. Wanda Whitten-Shurney, CEO of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Michigan Chapter testified in support of HB 5920. Questions and discussion followed. Stefani Worth, representing the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Michigan Chapter, testified in support of HB 5920. Dr. Susumu Inoue, representing the Hurley Medical Center, testified in support of HB 5920. Matt Levin, representing the Michigan Department of State, testified with a neutral position on HB 5920. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5920, but did not wish to speak: Senator Sylvia Santana. Representative Cynthia A. Johnson. Representative Bellino moved to refer House Bill No. 5920 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid SB 379 before the committee: SB 379 (Sen. Victory) A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled "An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 11a. Stephen Gilbert, representing Senator Victory's office, testified in support of SB 379. Questions and discussion followed. Mark Posldofer, Tim Croze, and Melissa Longworth, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation, testified in support of SB 379. Questions and discussion followed. John Boothroyd, representing the Michigan Sugar Company, testified in support of SB 379. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 379, but did not wish to speak: John Dulmes, representing the Michigan Chemistry Council. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 379, but did not wish to speak: Andrew Vermeesch, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau. Chuck Lippstreu, representing the Michigan Agri Business. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting at 12:56 PM. Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair Dakota Soda Committee Clerk dsoda@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2020-09-16
- Meeting id
- meeting-2525
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2020-09-16 12:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Transportation,” /meetings/meeting-2525.
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