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Meeting Minutes — House Committee on Economic Competitiveness (March 20, 2025)

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Minutes of the House of Representatives Committee on Economic Competitiveness, Rep. Mike Hoadley, Chair, for Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM. The committee heard a presentation from Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance, and then HB 4055, HB 4056, HB 4057, HB 4058 and HB 4059. HB 4056 is described as a bill to create a child care savings program, HB 4055 and HB 4057 amend the Income tax act of 1967, HB 4058 amends the General sales tax act and HB 4059 amends the Use tax act. Genevieve Marron, representing Right to Life of Michigan, testified in support, and Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy, testified with no position. The Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:29 AM.

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                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
                               REP. MIKE HOADLEY
                                      CHAIR

                        COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Thursday, March 20, 2025                 10:30 AM                   Room 521, House Office
                                                                                 Building

The House Committee on Economic Competitiveness was called to order by Chair Hoadley.

The Chair requested attendance to be called:
   Present: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, Harris, BeGole, DeBoyer, St. Germaine, Grant,
   Brixie, Tate and Coffia.
   Absent: None.
   Excused: None.

Representative Tate moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 13, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.

The Chair laid a Presentation from Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance before the committee.

Nikki Devitt, Christopher Martin, Haley Bennett, and Christopher Germain, representing the
Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance, provided a presentation on the Northern Michigan
Chamber Alliance. Questions and discussions followed.

The Chair laid HB 4055, HB 4056, HB 4057, HB 4058 and HB 4059 before the committee:

   HB 4055             (Rep. Schuette)         A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled
                                               "Income tax act of 1967," (MCL 206.1 to
                                               206.847) by adding section 275.
   HB 4056             (Rep. Schuette)         A bill to create a child care savings program;
                                               to provide for child care savings accounts; to
                                               prescribe the powers and duties of certain
                                               state agencies, boards, and departments; to
                                               allow certain tax deductions; and to provide
                                               for penalties and remedies.
   HB 4057             (Rep. Schuette)         A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled
                                               "Income tax act of 1967," by amending
                                               section 30 (MCL 206.30), as amended by
                                               2023 PA 4.
   HB 4058              (Rep. Schmaltz)         A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled
                                                "General sales tax act," (MCL 205.51 to
                                                205.78) by adding section 4mm.
   HB 4059              (Rep. DeBoer)           A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled "Use tax
                                                act," (MCL 205.91 to 205.111) by adding
                                                section 4mm.

Representative Scheutte, Representative Schmaltz, and Representative DeBoer testified in
support of HB 4055, HB 4056, HB 4057, HB 4058, and HB 4059. Questions and discussions
followed.

Genevieve Marron, representing Right to Life of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4055, HB
4056, HB 4057, HB 4058, and HB 4059.

Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy, testified with no position
on HB 4055, HB 4056, HB 4057, HB 4058, and HB 4059.

The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4055, HB 4056 and HB 4057, but did
not wish to speak:
    Marcus Keech, representing the Grand Rapids Chamber.
    Brian Shoaf, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber.
    Jacob Manning, representing the Small Business Association of Michigan.
    Dave Worthams, representing the Michigan Manufactures Association.
    Randy Gross, representing the Michigan Chamber.

The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4055, HB 4056, HB 4057, HB 4058 and
HB 4059, but did not wish to speak:
   Alejandra Barraza, representing the High Scope Educational Research Foundation.
   Tom Hickson, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference.

The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4058 and HB 4059, but did not wish to
speak:
    Amy Zaagman, representing the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health.
    Carlos Gutierrez, representing the Consumer Health Products Association.

The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4058 and HB 4059, but did not wish
to speak:
     Bob Kefgen, representing the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
     Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
     Matt Schueller, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
     Administrators.
     Peter Spadafor, representing the Michigan Alliance for Student Opportunity.

The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4056 and HB 4057, but did not wish to
speak:
    Heath Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.

There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoadley adjourned the meeting at
11:29 AM.
Representative Mike Hoadley, Chair

Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov

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