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- Meeting date
- 2020-06-24
- Scheduled start
- 2020-06-24 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2020-06-24 12:47:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2020-06-24 14:10:00.000000
- Location
- the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2020-06-24 14:10:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2020-06-24 12:47:00.000000
- 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 June 24, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 12:00 noon, in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4965 (Rep. Wakeman) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported HB 4966 (Rep. Schroeder) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported HB 4971 (Rep. Alexander) with recommendation and immediate effect. 4. Reported SB 536 (Sen. Hollier) with recommendation and immediate effect. 5. Reported SB 892 (S-3) (Sen. Lauwers) with recommendation as substituted and immediate effect. 6. Testimony regarding SB 431 (Sen. Hollier). 7. Testimony regarding SB 849 (Sen. Hollier). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:47 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, and Hollier, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from June 17, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Bullock was excused from the meeting. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4966: John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4971: John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support Page 1 of 5 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report HB 4965 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4965. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Victory to report HB 4966 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4966. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Outman to report HB 4971 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4971. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair invited Sen. Hollier to summarize SB 536. The Chair invited Rep. Tate to further summarize SB 536. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hollier to report SB 536 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. Page 2 of 5 The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 536. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. Sen. Lauwers offered an (S-2) version to SB 892. The Chair invited Sen. Lauwers to summarize the (S-2) version of SB 892. Sen. Lauwers offered the Lauwers amendment #1, Lauwers amendment #2, and the Lauwers amendment #3 to the (S-2) version of SB 892. The Chair invited Sen. Lauwers to summarize the three Lauwers amendments to the (S-2) version of SB 892. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the Lauwers amendment #1 to the (S-2) version of SB 892. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the Lauwers amendment #2 to the (S-2) version of SB 892. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the Lauwers amendment #3 to the (S-2) version of SB 892. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair made a motion to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 892, as amended. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, Lauwers, Geiss, and Hollier Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 892 (S-2): Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Refraction AI – Oppose Page 3 of 5 The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 892: John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Oppose Matt Levin, Michigan Department of State – Neutral The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 892 (S- 2): Hugh O'Donnell, Refraction AI – Oppose Mark Polsdofer, Michigan Department of Transportation – Neutral Bill Bullard Jr., FedEx – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to report SB 892, as amended, as a clean substitute (S-3), to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Barrett, Sen.(s) LaSata, McBroom, Victory, Outman, and Lauwers Nays: Sen. Hollier Pass: Sen. Geiss The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 892 (S-3). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair invited Sen. Hollier to re-summarize SB 431 and to summarize SB 849. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 431: Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Oppose Gerald Fisher, Metamora Township – Oppose Linda Egeland, Citizen – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 431 and SB 849: Valerie Kusiak, Hayes Township/Clare County – Oppose Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 431: Gary Shiroda, Citizen – Oppose Jen Rigterink, Michigan Municipal League – Oppose Sean Hammond, Michigan Environmental Council – Oppose Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 849: Page 4 of 5 Sean Hammond, Michigan Environmental Council – Oppose The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 431: Robert Nix, Northville Township Supervisor – Oppose Lisa Oshea, Metamora Community – Oppose Kelly Kemman, Metamora – Oppose Diane Matheis, Citizen – Oppose Ann Marie Sparks, Metamora Land Preservation – Oppose Richard Sparks, Citizen – Oppose Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Oppose Patrice Robinson, Citizen – Oppose Mark Frank, Citizen – Oppose Michele Joliat, Citizen – Oppose Victor Azenouragis, Metamora Land Alliance – Oppose Jacelyn Scofield, Metamora Land Preservation Alliance – Oppose Michael Spence, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments – Oppose Mayor Derek Dobies, City of Jackson – Oppose David Best, Metamora Township – Oppose Sue Clark, Metamora Township – Oppose Scott Bensester, Metamora Township – Oppose Greg Boudrean, Citizen – Oppose There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:10 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: September 9, 2020 Page 5 of 5
- Location
- the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2020-06-24
- Meeting id
- meeting-3083
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-06-24 12:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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