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Transportation and Infrastructure

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Meeting date
2019-10-16
Scheduled start
2019-10-16 12:30:00.000000
Documented start
2019-10-16 12:31:00.000000
Documented end
2019-10-16 13:41:00.000000
Location
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2019-10-16 13:41:00.000000
Actual start
2019-10-16 12:31:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-177
Committee name
Transportation and Infrastructure
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. ED MCBROOM SEN. ROGER VICTORY SEN. RICK OUTMAN SEN. DAN LAUWERS SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK SEN. ADAM J. HOLLIER THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SENATOR TOM BARRETT CHAIR 3200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-3447 FAX: (517) 373-5849 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES October 16, 2019 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at 12:30 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4731 (Rep. Yaroch) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported HB 4485 (S-1) (Rep. Glenn) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported SB 527 (S-1) (Sen. Victory) with recommendation and immediate effect. 4. Testimony regarding SB 515 (Sen. Barrett). 5. Testimony regarding SB 518 (Sen. Runestad). 6. Testimony regarding SB 519 (Sen. MacDonald). 7. Testimony regarding SB 524 (Sen. LaSata). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:31 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from September 4, 2019. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair summarized HB 4731. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4731: Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – Neutral The Chair made a motion to report HB 4731 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Page 1 of 4 Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4731. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair summarized HB 4485 and offered an (S-1) version to the bill. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4485: Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – Neutral The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4485. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report the (S-1) version of HB 4485 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4485 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair invited Sen. Victory to summarize SB 527. Sen. Victory offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version to SB 527. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 527: Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – Neutral The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Victory to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 527. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. Page 2 of 4 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Victory to report the (S-1) version of SB 527 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, Bullock, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 527 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair summarized SB 515. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 515: Ed Noyola, County Road Association – Support John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Oppose Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – No Position The Chair invited Sen.(s) Runestad and MacDonald to summarize SB 518 and SB 519. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 518 and SB 519: Ed Noyola, County Road Association – Support The Chair invited Sen. LaSata to summarize SB 524. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 524: Lance Binoniemi, Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 524, SB 518 and SB 519: Monica Ackerson, Michigan Road Preservation Association – Oppose The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 515, SB 518 and SB 519: Jonathan Byrd, Michigan Laborers Union – Oppose The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 518 and SB 519: Ryan Sebolt, Michigan AFL-CIO – Oppose Steve Claywell, Michigan State Building Trades – Oppose Lisa Canada, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters – Oppose Page 3 of 4 Ben Lyons, Eaton County Road Commission – Oppose Dave Pawloski, Kalamazoo County Road Commission – Oppose Randy Pierce, Monroe County Road Commission – Oppose Michael Spence, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments – Support Dennis Kolar, Road Commission for Oakland County – Support John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support Nic Clark, Operating Engineers Local 324 – Oppose Tim Greimel, AFSCME Council 25 – Oppose Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – No Position The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 524: John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support Troy Hagon, Michigan Department of Transportation – No Position Dennis Kolar, Road Commission for Oakland County – Oppose Ed Noyola, County Road Association – Oppose There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:41 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: October 23, 2019 Page 4 of 4
Location
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2019-10-16
Meeting id
meeting-2837
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2019-10-16 12:30:00.000000
Session name
2019-2020

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Transportation and Infrastructure,” /meetings/meeting-2837.

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