Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Housing and Human Services

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Meeting date
2023-09-12
Scheduled start
2023-09-12 12:00:00.000000
Documented start
2023-09-12 12:01:00.000000
Documented end
2023-09-12 12:40:00.000000
Location
the 403 Room of the Capitol Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2023-09-12 12:40:00.000000
Actual start
2023-09-12 12:01:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-259
Committee name
Housing and Human Services
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. MARY CAVANAGH SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER SEN. SUE SHINK SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG SEN. JOHN CHERRY SEN. ERIKA GEISS SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES SENATOR JEFF IRWIN CHAIR 5100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-2406 FAX: (517) 373-5679 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES September 12, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 12:00 noon, in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 417 (Sen. Singh). 2. Testimony regarding HB 4273 (Rep. O'Neal). 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 Irwin, Sen.(s) Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey, Hoitenga, and Damoose, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to adopt the meeting minutes from June 27, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Singh to summarize SB 417. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 417: Amy Hovey, Michigan State Housing Development Authority – Support Clarence Stone, Michigan State Housing Development Authority – Support Michael Stefanko, Ginosko Development – Support The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 417: Patrick Harrington, Michigan Housing Council – Support Patrick Harrington, The Related Companies – Support Norma Bauer, Rent is Too Damn High – Support The Chair invited Rep. O'Neal to summarize HB 4273. The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4273: Page 1 of 2 Forrest Wall, Apartment Association of Michigan – Support Erika Farley, Rental Properties Owners Association – Support Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support Mark Garcia, Michigan State Housing Development Authority – Support Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association of Michigan – Support Heath Lowry, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Support Norma Bauer, Rent is Too Damn High – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:40 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: September 19, 2023 Page 2 of 2
Location
the 403 Room of the Capitol Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2023-09-12
Meeting id
meeting-3960
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2023-09-12 12:00:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Housing and Human Services,” /meetings/meeting-3960.

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