Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Veterans and Emergency Services

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Meeting date
2024-12-11
Scheduled start
2024-12-11 13:30:00.000000
Documented start
2024-12-11 13:41:00.000000
Documented end
Not recorded
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
Not recorded
Actual start
2024-12-11 13:41:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-266
Committee name
Veterans and Emergency Services
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. KEVIN HERTEL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. RICK OUTMAN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT CHAIR 6600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7670 FAX: (517) 373-5958 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 11, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services was scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. 2. 3. The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:41 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana and Outman, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to adopt the meeting minutes from September 18, 2024 and November 13, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. At <<TIMESTAMP>>, Sen. Nobody entered the meeting. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 540. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana, and Outman. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to report the (S-1) version of SB 540 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana, and Outman. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 541 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana, and Outman. Nays: None Page 1 of 2 The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 1103 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana, and Outman. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1103: Jeff Jones, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Maintenance of Way Employes Division – Support Honorable Peter O'Rourke, National Assoc for Veteran Rights – Support Connie Jones, United Veteran Benefits Agency LLC – Support Paul Cockerham, Purple Heart Homes – Support Josh Smith, Veteran Benefits Guide – Support Shawn L Deadwiler, Black Veterans Empowerment Council Inc – Support Brian M Johnson, Veterans Guardian – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at <<TIMESTAMP>>. Page 2 of 2
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2024-12-11
Meeting id
meeting-4718
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2024-12-11 13:30:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Veterans and Emergency Services,” /meetings/meeting-4718.

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