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Economic and Small Business Development

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Meeting date
2019-10-17
Scheduled start
2019-10-17 12:00:00.000000
Documented start
2019-10-17 12:01:00.000000
Documented end
2019-10-17 13:01:00.000000
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2019-10-17 13:01:00.000000
Actual start
2019-10-17 12:01:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-174
Committee name
Economic and Small Business Development
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. PETER MACGREGOR SEN. LANA THEIS SEN. DAN LAUWERS SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. ERIKA GEISS SEN. JEREMY MOSS THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SENATOR KEN HORN CHAIR 7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-1760 FAX: (517) 373-3487 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES October 17, 2019 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 492 (Sen. Horn). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. He instructed the clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Horn, Sens. VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt, McMorrow, Geiss and Moss, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from October 10, 2019. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 492: Jeff Mason, MEDC – Neutral Phil Santel, Ann Arbor Spark – Support Brad Comment and Therese Thill, The Right Place, Inc. – Support Tony Daunt, Michigan Freedom Fund – Opposed Michael LaFave, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposed Tyler Rossmaessler, Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce – Support Tim Sowton, Business Leaders for Michigan – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 492: John Mozena, Center for Economic Accountability – Opposed Tim Greimel, AFSCME Council 25 – Opposed David Guenthner, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposed Jim Barrett – Opposed Annie Patnude, Americans for Prosperity – Opposed David Coulter, Oakland Co. Executive – Support Dave Blaszkiewicz, Invest Detroit – Support Doug Needham, Michigan Aggregates Association – Support Jim Van Doren, Lenawee Now – Support Joe Sobieralski, Battle Creek Unlimited – Support Marty Fittante, Invest U.P. – Support Rob Cleveland, Cornerstone Alliance – Support Brad Williams, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support Jason Puscas, MICHAuto – Support Page 1 of 2 Bob Trezise, LEAP – Support Amy Clickner, Lake Superior Community Partnership – Support Diane Middleton, Midland Business Associates – Support Tim Lake, Monroe Co. Business Development Corporation – Support Fay Beydoun, American Arab Chamber of Commerce – Support Jim Greene, Associated Builders and Contractors – Support Jason Blanks, Southfield Area Chamber of Commerce – Support Mindy Bradish-Orta, Jackson Chamber of Commerce – Support JoAnn Crary, Saginaw Future – Support Jennifer Owens, Lakeshore Advantage – Support Taia Tomcsik-Husak, Troy Chamber of Commerce – Support Steve Japinga, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce – Support John Walsh, Downtown Detroit Partnership – Support Pat Devin, Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council – Support Mark Vanderpool, City of Sterling Heights – Support Luke Bonner, Bonner Advisory Group – Support Andy Johnston, Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce – Support Ron Kitchens, Southwest Michigan First – Support Dawn Crandall, Home Builders Association of Michigan – Support Tim Ward, Building Owners and Managers Association – Support Dave Worthams, Michigan Bankers Association – Support Chris Iannuzzi, Consumers Energy – Support Lance Binonierri, MITA – Support Peter Ruddell, Michigan Works – Support Jen Rigterink, MML – Support Delaney McKinley, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support Madison Clements, Bay Area and Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce – Support Jon Cool, Michigan Railroads Association – Support Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, City of Grand Rapids – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:01 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: November 7, 2019 Page 2 of 2
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2019-10-17
Meeting id
meeting-2844
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2019-10-17 12:00:00.000000
Session name
2019-2020

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Economic and Small Business Development,” /meetings/meeting-2844.

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