Commerce Committee, Michigan State Senate (decommissioned)

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The Commerce Committee is a former standing committee of the Michigan State Senate. Per Senate Rule 2.103, the committee was made up of five members.

Function

The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.

Membership

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Commerce Members, 2017
Democratic members (1)	Republican members (4)
• Curtis Hertel	• Wayne Schmidt, Chair
	• Mike Kowall, Vice chair
	• Peter MacGregor
	• Margaret O'Brien

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Commerce Members, 2015
Democratic members (1)	Republican members (4)
• Curtis Hertel, Vice chair	• Wayne Schmidt, Chair
	• Mike Kowall, Vice chair
	• Peter MacGregor
	• Mike Nofs

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