Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Local Government

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Meeting date
2020-12-08
Scheduled start
2020-12-08 10:30:00.000000
Documented start
2020-12-08 10:38:00.000000
Documented end
2020-12-08 11:05:00.000000
Location
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2020-12-08 11:05:00.000000
Actual start
2020-12-08 10:38:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-179
Committee name
Local Government
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. KEVIN DALEY SEN. BETTY JEAN ALEXANDER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. JEREMY MOSS THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT SENATOR DALE W. ZORN CHAIR 5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-3543 FAX: (517) 373-0927 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 8, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding HB 5126 (Rep. Johnson), HB 5504 (Rep. Lower) 2. Reported HB 5504 (S-3) (Rep. Lower) with recommendation. 3. Reported HB 5126 (Rep. Johnson) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:38 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Zorn, Sen.(s) Johnson, Daley and Moss, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt the meeting minutes from December 1, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chairman offered (S-3) to HB 5504 and invited State Representative Lower to summarize the substitute. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5126 and HB 5504 (S-3) Stacy Hissong, Michigan Association of County Drain Commissioners – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5504: Nathan Kark, MDARD – Neutral The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5126: Nathan Kark, MDARD – Support Lisa McGraw, Michigan Press Association – Opposition The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the (S-3) version of HB 5504. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Zorn, Sen.(s) Johnson, Daley, and Moss. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted. Page 1 of 2 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to report the (S-3) version of HB 5504 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Zorn, Sen.(s) Johnson, Daley, and Moss. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to report HB 5126 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Zorn, Sen.(s) Daley and Moss. Nays: None Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Alexander was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 11:05 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee: Page 2 of 2
Location
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2020-12-08
Meeting id
meeting-3218
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2020-12-08 10:30:00.000000
Session name
2019-2020

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