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Natural Resources and Agriculture
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- Meeting date
- 2024-12-03
- Scheduled start
- 2024-12-03 15:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2024-12-03 15:00:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2024-12-03 16:35:00.000000
- Location
- the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2024-12-03 16:35:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2024-12-03 15:00:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-265
- Committee name
- Natural Resources and Agriculture
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. JOHN CHERRY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SAM SINGH SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI SEN. KEVIN DALEY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. ROGER VICTORY SEN. MICHELE HOITENGA THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE SENATOR SUE SHINK CHAIR 4200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-2426 FAX: (517) 373-2964 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 3, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture was scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 299 (S-1) (Sen. Singh), SB 300 (S-1) (Sen. Singh). The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Cherry, Singh, Polehanki, Daley and Hoitenga, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to adopt the meeting minutes from October 1, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Singh to explain substitutes to SB 299 and SB 300. Member questions followed. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Singh to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 299. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Cherry, Singh, Polehanki, Daley, and Hoitenga. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 300. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Cherry, Singh, Polehanki, Daley, and Hoitenga. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 299, (S-1), SB 300 and (S-1): Sydney Hart and Tanya Rule, EGLE – Support Skip Pruss, For the Love of Water – Support Norm Hess, Michigan Association for Local Public Health – Neutral on SB 299, Support SB 300 Jennifer McKay, Michigan Environmental Council – No Position Megan Tinsley, Michigan Environmental Council – Support Bill Lievense, Michigan Septic Tank Association – Support Shawon Cecil, MI REALTORS – Support Page 1 of 2 Madeline Fata, MI Association of Counties – Opposition Eric Pessell, Calhoun County Public Health – Support SB 300 David Cotton, Cotton Environmental – Support Rebecca Esselman, Huron River Watershed Council – Support Larry Stephens, Stephens Consulting Services – Support Michael Stephens, Guardian Wastewater Services – Support Anthony Kendall, MSU Professor – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 299, (S- 1), SB 300 and (S-1): Ben Tirell, MI Farm Burea – Opposition Judy Allen, MI Township Assoc. – Neutral Nicholas Occhipinti, Michigan LCV – Support Sean McBrearty, Clean Water Action – Neutral of SB 299, Support SB 300 Melissa DeSimone, MI Lakes and Streams Assoc. – Support Elaine Sterrett Isley, West MI Environmental Action Council – Support Tim Minotas, Sierra Club – Support Dan Milan, Milan Supply Valley Farms – Support Jason Hayes, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposition Paula Bowman and Denise Hartsough, League of Women Voters of MI – Support Amy O'Leary, SEMCOG – No Position The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Victory 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 4:35 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: December 11, 2024 Page 2 of 2
- Location
- the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2024-12-03
- Meeting id
- meeting-4279
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2024-12-03 15:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2023-2024
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Natural Resources and Agriculture,” /meetings/meeting-4279.
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