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Meeting Minutes — House Committee on Economic Competitiveness (February 19, 2026)

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These are the minutes of the House Committee on Economic Competitiveness, Representative Mike Hoadley, Chair, for Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 10:30 AM in Room 521, House Office Building. The minutes record attendance, with Representative Coffia absent and later excused, and adoption of the meeting minutes from January 22, 2026. The Chair laid HB 5031 (Rep. Robinson), a bill to amend 2018 PA 57, the Recodified tax increment financing act, before the committee. Representative Robinson, Luke Bonner, Haley Bradley and Paula Macpherson testified in support, and further witnesses testified in support or submitted cards. The Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:21 AM.

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

                       COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Thursday, February 19, 2026              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 and Tate.
    Absent: Rep. Coffia.
    Excused: Rep. Coffia.

Representative BeGole moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 22, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.

The Chair laid HB 5031 before the committee:

   HB 5031             (Rep. Robinson)         A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled
                                               "Recodified tax increment financing act," by
                                               amending sections 402, 412a, and 412b (MCL
                                               125.4402, 125.4412a, and 125.4412b), section
                                               402 as amended by 2023 PA 312.

Representative Robinson, Luke Bonner, representing Sterling Heights SmartZone, Haley Bradley,
Assistant City Manager of the City of Sterling Heights, and Paula Macpherson, representing
Velocity, testified in support of HB 5031. Questions and discussions followed.

Nora VandenBrink, representing Lakeshore Advantage- Holland, testified in support of HB 5031.

Paul Krutko, representing Ann Arbor SPARK and the Economic Development Leaders of
Michigan, testified in support of HB 5031.

Jillian Winn, representing the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, Lansing Regional SmartZone,
testified in support of HB 5031. Questions and discussions followed.

David Washburn, representing the Michigan State University Research Foundation, testified in
support of HB 5031.
Abbie Tykocki, representing the Lansing Local Development Finance Authority SmartZone,
testified in support of HB 5031.

Harrison Leffel-Jones, representing the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, testified in support of
HB 5031.

The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5031, but did not wish to speak:
    Mark Vanderpool, City Manager for the City of Sterling Heights.
    Erik Larson, representing the Impression 5 Science Center.
    Adam Majestic, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber.
    Traci Riehl, representing the Greater Lansing Regional SmartZone Board.
    December Day, representing Michigan State University Extension.
    Vince Nystrom and Joe Theil, representing Innovate Marquette SmartZone.

Representative Tate moved to excuse Representative Coffia from the meeting. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.

There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoadley adjourned the meeting at
11:21 AM.


Representative Mike Hoadley, Chair

Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov

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