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Energy and Environment
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- Meeting date
- 2023-11-07
- Scheduled start
- 2023-11-07 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2023-11-07 12:07:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2023-11-07 13:21:00.000000
- Location
- the 403 Room of the Capitol Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2023-11-07 13:21:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2023-11-07 12:07:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-274
- Committee name
- Energy and Environment
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SAM SINGH SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER SEN. SUE SHINK SEN. KEVIN HERTEL SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE SEN. RICK OUTMAN SEN. ROGER HAUCK SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT SENATOR SEAN MCCANN CHAIR 7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-5100 FAX: (517) 373-5115 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES November 7, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment was scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 12:00 noon, in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 5120 (Rep. Aiyash) with recommendation. 2. Reported HB 5121 (Rep. Puri) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to adopt the meeting minutes from November 2, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version of HB 5120. The Chair invited Rep. Puri to summarize HB 5120 and HB 5121. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5120. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5120 and HB 5121: Dan Scripps, Michigan Public Service Commission – Support Dick Farnsworth, Montcalm County – Support Clara Ostrander, Monroe County – Support Judy Allen, Michigan Townships Association – Oppose Page 1 of 3 Courtney Bourgoin, Evergreen Action – Support Madeline Fata, Michigan Association of Counties – Oppose Robert Joerg, Michigan Laborers District Council – Support Justin Carpenter, Michigan EIBC – Support Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding HB 5120 and HB 5121: Dr. Wanda Iza, Citizen – Oppose Jessica Kwekel, Montcalm County – Oppose Jeremy Kwekel, Citizen – Oppose Steven Weiss, Conway Township – Oppose Mike Patullo, Ellington Township – Oppose Mike Brown, Citizen – Oppose Norman Stephens, Almer Township – Oppose Diane Hulett, Riley Township – No Position Elizabeth Masters, Wales – No Position Pamela Reed, Citizen – No Position Martha Kenyon, Citizen – Oppose Curt Kenyon, Citizen – Oppose Mark Bogi, Milan Township Supervisor – Oppose Kurt Hausaueh, Citizen – No Position Howard Fink, Park Township – Neutral The following cards were turned in of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5120 and HB 5121: William Miller, Operating Engineers 324 – Support Alli Gold Roberts, Ceres – Support Nick Occhipinti, Michigan League of Conservation Voters – Support Brian Shoaf, Detroit Regional Chamber – Support Charlotte Jameson, Michigan Environmental Council – Support Tim Minotas, Sierra Club – Support Derrell Slaughter, NRDC – Support Samarth Medakkar, Advanced Energy United – Support Aaron Ostrander, Citizen – Support Jessica Collingsworth, NexAmp – Support Peder Mewis, Clean Grid Alliance – Support Eli Isaguirre, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights – Support Mike Spence, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments – Oppose Andrew Vermeesch, Michigan Farm Bureau – Oppose Tim Langholz, NFIB – Oppose Herasanna Richards, Michigan Municipal League – Oppose Robert Leiter, Seville Township – Oppose Herold Defever, Citizen – Oppose Carmell Pattullo, Ellington Township Treasurer – Oppose James Choate, Citizen – Oppose Rosemary Murphy, Windfield/Montcalm – Oppose Kevin Murphy, Montcalm County – Oppose Erin Harman, Iosco Township – Oppose Clint Beach, Small Farmers – Oppose Anne Gebauer, Iosco Township – Oppose Page 2 of 3 Lisa Brown, Citizen – Oppose Sue Deer Dembowski, Citizen – Oppose The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to report the (S-1) version of HB 5120 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, and Polehanki Nays: Sen.(s) Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino Pass: Sen. Bayer The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Singh to report HB 5121 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel, Camilleri, Chang, and Polehanki Nays: Sen.(s) Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:21 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: January 25, 2024 Page 3 of 3
- Location
- the 403 Room of the Capitol Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2023-11-07
- Meeting id
- meeting-4047
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2023-11-07 12:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2023-2024
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Energy and Environment,” /meetings/meeting-4047.
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