- Activity date
- 2020-05-28
- Activity key
- committee vote:2142822
- Activity role
- yea
- Activity type
- committee vote
- Bill id
- Not recorded
- Canonical name
- Alex Garza
- Chamber sitting id
- Not recorded
- Committee meeting id
- 2430
- Confidence
- 1.0
- Evidence text
- Representative Marino moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5761. The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Markkanen, Paquette, Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa. Nays: None. Pass: None. At 10:36 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 10:36 AM, Majority Vice Chair Marino called the committee back to order. Representative Lower testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Questions and discussion followed. At 10:54 AM, the Majority Vice Chair Steve Marino laid the committee at ease. At 10:54 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Dan Papineau, representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Nancy Hagan, representing Studio C, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Paul McCord, representing Fraser Treibelcock, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Josh Lunger, representing the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Lew Chamberlain, representing the West Michigan White Caps, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Mary Balkema, the Kalamazoo County Treasurer, testified with a neutral position on HB 5761 and HB 5810. Chris Hackbarth, representing the Michigan Municipal League, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association, testified in support of HB 5761 and HB 5810. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5761, but did not wish to speak: Tim Sowton, representing the Business Leaders for Michigan. Amy Drumm, representing the Michigan Retailers Association. Tim Sowton, representing the Business Leaders for Michigan. Brad Ward, representing the Michigan Realtors. Dawn Crandall, representing the Michigan Homebuilders. Veronica Horn, representing the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce. Brian Calley, representing the Small Business Association of Michigan. Amanda Fisher, representing the National Federation of Independent Business. John Lindley, from Public Affairs Associates. Mike Johnston, representing the Michigan Manufactures Association. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5761, but did not wish to speak: Geoff Hansen, representing the City of Muskegon. The following person submitted a card with no position on HB 5761, but did not wish to speak: Maureen Watson-Bolger, representing the City of East Lansing. The following person submitted written testimony on HB 5761: Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. The Chair laid HB 5126 and HB 5504 before the committee: HB 5126 (Rep. Johnson) A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled "The drain code of 1956," by amending sections 135 and 154 (MCL 280.135 and 280.154), section 135 as amended by 2017 PA 62 and section 154 as amended by 2018 PA 646. HB 5504 (Rep. Lower) A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled "The drain code of 1956," by amending sections 196 and 434 (MCL 280.196 and 280.434), section 196 as amended by 2008 PA 509 and section 434 as amended by 2002 PA 406. Representative Lower updated the committee on HB 5126 and HB 5504. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5126 and HB 5504, but did not wish to speak: Nathan Kark, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The Chair laid HB 5060 before the committee: HB 5060 (Rep. Garza) A bill to amend 1956 PA 40, entitled "The drain code of 1956," by amending section 196 (MCL 280.196), as amended by 2008 PA 509. Representative Garza testified in support of HB 5060. Stacy Hissong, representing Fahey Schulta, Burzych & Rhodes representing drain commissioners, testified in support of HB 5126, HB 5504 and HB 5060. She submitted written testimony. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5060, but did not wish to speak: Nathan Kark, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5060, but did not wish to speak: Andrew Vermeesch, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lower adjourned the meeting at 11:37 AM. Representative James Lower, Chair Molly Wingrove Committee Clerk mwingrove@house.mi.gov
- Roll call id
- Not recorded
- Source kind
- committee member vote