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Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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- Meeting date
- 2025-06-12
- Scheduled start
- Not recorded
- Documented start
- 2025-06-12 12:35:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2025-06-12 13:17:00.000000
- Location
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- Actual end
- 2025-06-12 13:17:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2025-06-12 12:35:00.000000
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- Committee id
- committee-312
- Committee name
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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- Page 1 of 3 MEMBERS: SEN. SUE SHINK, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SAM SINGH SEN. JON BUMSTEAD, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. LANA THEIS THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SENATOR JOHN CHERRY CHAIR 3600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-0142 DRAFT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES June 12, 2025 A joint meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources was scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. in the Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Discussion Regarding SB 276 (Sen. Cherry) and SB 277 (Sen. Bumstead). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:35 p.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Cherry, Sen.(s) Shink, Singh, Bumstead and Theis The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink, seconded by Sen. Bumstead, to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Senator Cherry and Senator Bumstead to explain Senate Bills 276 and 277. Member questions followed. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 276 and SB 277: Amy Trotter, Michigan United Conservation Clubs - Support Bob Matthews, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation - Support Andrew Vermeesch, Farm Bureau - Support Nick Buggia, NRA - Support Todd Johnson, National Deer Association - Support Tom Andvis, Great Lakes Salmon Initiative - Neutral Brent Rudolph, Pheasants Forever - Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 276 and SB 277: Ben Poulson, League of Conservation Voters - Support Anna Almanza, Food Bank Council of Michigan - Support Mike Thorman, U.P. Bear Houndsmen Assoc. - Support Page 2 of 3 Bee Frederick, Safari Club International - Support Zach Evans, Ruffled Grouse and American Woodcock Societies - Support Marc Smith, National Wildlife Federation - Support Frank Krist, Hammond Bay Area Anglers Assoc - Support Paul Rose, Montmorency County Conservation Club - Support Paul Rose, Upper Black River Council - Support George Lindquist, Big Bag Sportsmen Club - Support George Lindquist, U.P. Whitetails of Marquette Co. - Support Gary Gorniak, Straits Area Sportsmen Club - Support Greg Eagle, Michigan Resource Stewards - Support Mike Thorman, Michigan Hunting Dog Federation - Support Keith Shafer, Michigan Bear Hunters Assoc. - Support Jon Gray, National Wild Turkey Federation - Support Dan Kimmel, Michigan Bass Fishing Federation - Support Mike Leonard, Safari Club International Michigan Chapter - Support Jack Ammerman, Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative - Support Ed Blissick, Great Lakes Salmon Initiative - Neutral Joe Hudson, U.P. Bear Houndsmen - Support Horst Schmidt, U.P. Environmental Coalition - Support David Bowers, Ducks Unlimited - Support Chris Semrinec, Department of Natural Resources - Support Emily Smith - Michigan Environmental Council - Support Tim Minotas, Sierra Club - Support The Chair read in the cards of private individuals in Support of SB 276 and SB 277 who did not wish to testify before the committee: David Sanders, Swartz Creek, MI Curt Rozier, Shiawassee Co. Murlene McKinnon, Iosco Co. Jay Ammerman, Mattawan, MI Randy Spiegel, Shiawassee Co. Clint Maier, Shiawassee Co. Zachary Hall, Shiawassee Co. Jay Blair, Swartz Creek, MI Jim Smith, Calhoun Co. Deb Meyers, Shiawassee Co. Murray MacGready, Walker MI Eddie Bosas, Swartz Creek, MI David Smith, Clyde, MI Brian Smith, Kimball, MI Bryan Walker, Clyde, MI Brett Molaski, Benton Harbor, MI Wayne Hanson, Shiawassee Co. Ron Coolbaugh, Shiawassee Co. Jassica Mestermaker, Lansing, MI Christopher and Vicky Reed, Portland, MI Jennifer Jaworski, Shiawassee Co. Dillon Mansour, Bay City, MI Tom Shook, East LeRoy, MI Alexis Lamb, Ypsilanti, MI Ken Reygaert, Macomb, MI Page 3 of 3 Ken Dalton, Attica, MI Thomas Kushmaul, Shiawassee Co. Richard Sawdon, Metamora, MI Rob Stone, Shiawassee Co. Keith Rumbold, Genessee Co. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion, seconded by Sen. Shink, to adjourn the committee at 1:17 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned. Date Adopted by Committee:
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- 0
- Meeting date
- 2025-06-12
- Meeting id
- meeting-4737
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- Not recorded
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources,” /meetings/meeting-4737.
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