Meeting Minutes — House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business (September 12, 2023)

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These are minutes of the House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business meeting of Tuesday, September 12, 2023, called to order by Chair Hoskins. The Chair laid HB 4618, SB 293 and SB 397 before the committee. Senator McDonald Rivet and Amy Hovey, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority Director, testified in support of SB 293. The motion to report out HB 4618 with recommendation prevailed 12-0-0. Representative Hoskins offered an amendment to SB 397 striking $7,000,000,000.00 and inserting $10,000,000,000.00, which prevailed 7-5-0, and SB 397 was then reported as amended on a 7-5-0 vote.

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                         H OUSE OF R EPRESENTATIVES
             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
                             REP. JASON M HOSKINS
                                     CHAIR



                    COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES


Tuesday, September 12, 2023              9:00 AM        Room 326, House Office Building

 The House Committee on Economic Development and Small Business was called to order by
 Chair Hoskins.

 The Chair requested attendance be called:
    Present: Reps. Hoskins, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel,
    VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
    Absent: Rep. Grant.
    Excused: Rep. Grant.

 The Chair laid HB 4618, SB 293 and SB 397 before the committee:

    HB 4618 (Rep. Coffia)                     A bill to amend 2011 PA 152, entitled "Publicly
                                              funded health insurance contribution act," by
                                              amending section 2 (MCL 15.562), as amended by
                                              2013 PA 269.

    SB 293      (Sen. McDonald Rivet)         A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled "State
                                              housing development authority act of 1966," by
                                              amending sections 58, 58b, and 58c (MCL
                                              125.1458, 125.1458b, and 125.1458c), sections 58
                                              and 58c as amended by 2008 PA 216 and section
                                              58b as amended by 2008 PA 244.

    SB 397      (Sen. Cavanagh)               A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled "State
                                              housing development authority act of 1966," by
                                              amending section 32 (MCL 125.1432), as
                                              amended by 2020 PA 73.

 Senator McDonald Rivet and Amy Hovey, the Michigan State Housing Development
 Authority Director, testified in support of SB 293. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 293, but did not wish to speak:
   Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
   Heath B. Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual
   Violence.
   Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of
   Michigan.
   Ryan Knight, representing the Michigan Realtors.
   Evie Z. Sweeney, representing the Michigan Housing Council.
   Julie Cassidy, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.

Director Amy Hovey and Jeff Sykes, both representing the Michigan State Housing
Development Authority, and Lauren Bohac, representing the Office of Senator Cavanagh,
testified in support of SB 397. Questions and discussion followed.

The following people submitted a card in support of SB 397, but did not wish to speak:
   Ryan Knight, representing the Michigan Realtors.
   Jessica AcMoody, representing the Community Economic Development Association of
   Michigan.
   Evie Z. Sweeney, representing the Michigan Housing Council.

Representative Neeley moved to report out HB 4618 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller, Tisdel,
   VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
   Nays: None.
   Pass: None.
Representative Hoskins offered the following amendment to SB 397:


1. Amend page 4, line 23, after "exceeding" by striking out "$7,000,000,000.00," and
inserting "$10,000,000,000.00,".

Representative Whitsett moved to adopt the amendment to SB 397. The motion prevailed 7-
5-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
   Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
   Pass: None.

Representative Liberati moved to report SB 397 as amended, as substitute (H-1). The motion
prevailed 7-5-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
  Yeas: Reps. Hoskins, Whitsett, Neeley, Liberati, Coffia, Farhat, Miller.
  Nays: Reps. Tisdel, VanWoerkom, Martin, Roth, St. Germaine.
  Pass: None.
Chair Hoskins read a letter referring HBs 4818, 4878, 4891, and 4919 to the Economic
Development and Small Business Subcommittee on Housing.

Representative Miller moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 13, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.

Representative Farhat moved to excuse Representative Grant from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.

There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoskins adjourned the meeting
at 9:40 AM.




Representative Jason Hoskins, Chair

Nicholas Gewirtz
Committee Clerk
ngewirtz@house.mi.gov


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