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Regulatory Reform
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- Meeting date
- 2021-05-18
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-18 15:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2021-05-18 15:02:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2021-05-18 17:03:00.000000
- Location
- the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2021-05-18 17:03:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2021-05-18 15:02:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-243
- Committee name
- Regulatory Reform
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. LANA THEIS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON SEN. DAN LAUWERS SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL SEN. DALE W. ZORN SEN. JEREMY MOSS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI SEN. PAUL WOJNO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM SENATOR ARIC NESBITT CHAIR 6100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-0793 FAX: (517) 373-5607 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 18, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Regulatory Reform was scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 446 (Sen. Nesbitt). The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Nesbitt, Sen.(s) Theis, Johnson, Lauwers, VanderWall, Zorn, Moss, Polehanki and Wojno, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the meeting minutes from April 27, 2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 446: Brian Westrin and David Pierson, Michigan Realtors – Support Heather Gradowski, Pineapple Vacations – Support Heather Gradowski, Pineapple Vacations – Support Jason Milovich, Bluefish Rentals – Support John McArdle, Greater Metropolitan Realtors – Support Jen Rigterink, Michigan Municipal League – Opposition Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Opposition Jarrett Skorup, Mackinac Center – Support Melanie Piana, City of Ferndale – Opposition Robert Monetza and Pat McGinnis, City of Grand Haven – Opposition Gordon Gallagher, Spring Lake Township – Opposition Anne McLaughlin, Resident – Opposition Ellen delaRosa-Pearn, Resident – Opposition The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 446: Mike Anderson and Clay Powell, Rental Property Owners Association – Support John McNamara, Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association – Opposition Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Support Page 1 of 3 Nathan Rotman, AirBnB – Support Maureen Watson-Bolger, City of East Lansing – Opposition Chris Barnett, Orion Township – Opposition Bryan Barnett, City of Rochester Hills – Opposition John Hodgson, City of St. Joseph – Opposition Stephanie and David Wentworth, Alabaster Township – Opposition Debbie Binder, West Bloomfield Township – Opposition Patricia Hopper, Hulbert Township – Opposition Richard Huff, City of Niles – Opposition Edward Meny, St. Joseph Charter Township – Opposition Paul Schroeder, Wilcox Township – Opposition Peter Wills, City of Muskegon – Opposition Theresa Naruszkiewicz and Eric Anderson, Laketon Township – Opposition Wendy Jean-Buhrer, City of Grand Blanc – Opposition Craig Bessinger, City of Ferrysburg – Opposition Rosalynn Bliss, City of Grand Rapids – Opposition James Ritsema, City of Kalamazoo – Opposition Joe Hefele, Rogers City – Opposition Thomas Linjalal, Ewing Township – Opposition Cindy Osman, Saugatuck Township – Opposition Natalie Forte, City of Lake Angelus – Opposition Derek Dobies, City of Jackson – Opposition Lauri Read and Aimee Rogers Fluitt, City of Grosse Pointe Park – Opposition Ken Smalligan, Sherman Township – Opposition Dennis Hennen, City of Berkley – Opposition Sandra Schulze, Sylvan Township – Opposition Jennifer Thompson, Harbor County Chamber of Commerce – Support Cary and Lisa Claver, Residents – Support Charese David, Resident – Support Marvin Haveman, Resident – Support Malcolm Lamp, Resident – Opposition Ellen Delarosa-Pearn – Opposition Dan Skoczylas, Resident – Support Jessica Smart, Resident – Support Gerald Webb, Resident – Support Jay Eveland, Resident – Opposition Bari Johnson, Resident – Opposition Lucy and Montgomery Welch, Residents – Opposition Anne McLaughlin, Resident – Opposition Mary Eagin, Resident – Opposition Barbara and Karl Rowe, Residents – Opposition Karen and Hikmet Sipahi, Residents – Opposition Tom and Mary Lynn, Residents – Support Sam and Annemarie Wigton, Residents – Support Melissa Piorkowski, Resident – No Position Michael Beals and Elizabeth McLaughlin, Residents – Opposed John DeMay, Resident – Support Suzanne Schulz, Resident – Opposition Jodi and John Grant, Residents – Support Susan Streur, Resident – Opposition Page 2 of 3 William Lenga and Lorene D’Orazio, Residents – Support Chris Yonker, Resident – Support Anna Wysocki, Resident – Opposition There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 5:03 p.m. Date adopted by committee: 5/25/21 Page 3 of 3
- Location
- the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-05-18
- Meeting id
- meeting-3390
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-18 15:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Regulatory Reform,” /meetings/meeting-3390.
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