MI SR0219

Commends Senator Dave Hildenbrand for his eight years of service in the Michigan Senate representing the Twenty-ninth District, closing his tenure in December 2018.

Highlights Hildenbrand's prior experience including three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives (elected 2004), where he served as Minority Floor Leader, plus roles as chief of staff to Senator Bill Hardiman and deputy chief of staff to Lieutenant Governor Dick Posthumus.

Notes his chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee starting in 2015 and his service on committees including Economic Development, Government Operations, and Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.

Credits his legislative work with modernizing Michigan veterans' homes, simplifying homestead property tax credits for disabled veterans, providing tools to address synthetic drug problems, and establishing an Amber Alert Fund donation option on state income tax returns.

Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to Senator Hildenbrand as evidence of the Senate's gratitude.