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2025-11-04

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For 2025-11-04, the release reports observations found. It contains 1356 attributable activity rows naming 122 members.

Chamber sittings
2
Committee meetings
6

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Attributable activity records
1356
Committee meeting count
6
Committee meetings
  • Actual end
    2025-11-04 09:55:00.000000
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-23
    Committee name
    Election Integrity
    Evidence text
    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ELECTION INTEGRITY REP. RACHELLE SMIT CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 4, 2025 9:00 AM Room 307, House Office Building The House Committee on Election Integrity was called to order by Chair Smit. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Smit, Fox, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. Absent: Rep. Outman. Excused: Rep. Outman. Representative Alexander moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 28, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4720 before the committee: HB 4720 (Rep. Smit) A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan election law," by amending sections 795 and 795a (MCL 168.795 and 168.795a), section 795 as amended by 2018 PA 127 and section 795a as amended by 1998 PA 215. At 9:04 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:05 AM, Majority Vice Chair Fox called the committee back to order. Representative Smit testified in support of HB 4720. Questions and discussions followed. Majority Vice Chair Fox laid HB 5197 before the committee: HB 5197 (Rep. Smit) A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled "Michigan campaign finance act," by amending sections 7, 15, 24, 26, 51, and 54 (MCL 169.207, 169.215, 169.224, 169.226, 169.251, and 169.254), section 7 as amended by 2001 PA 250, section 15 as amended by 2015 PA 269, sections 24, 26, and 51 as amended by 2019 PA 93, and section 54 as amended by 2023 PA 244, and by adding section 34a. Representative Smit testified in support of HB 5197. Questions and discussions followed. At 9:23 AM, Majority Vice Chair Fox laid the committee at ease. At 9:24 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Jason Snead, representing Honest Elections Project, and Caitlin Sutherland, representing Americans for Public Trust testified in support of HB 5197. Questions and discussion followed. The Chair laid HB 5198 before the committee: HB 5198 (Rep. Bruck) A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan election law," (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 645a. Representative Bruck testified in support of HB 5198. Questions and discussions followed. Jason Snead, representing the Honest Elections Project, testified in support of HB 5198. Questions and discussions followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4720, HB 5197 and HB 5198, but did not wish to speak: Sheree Ritchie, representing the Pure Integrity Michigan Elections. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4720, but did not wish to speak: Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State. Representative Fox moved to excuse Representative Outman from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at 9:55 AM. Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 307, House Office Building
    Media count
    2
    Meeting date
    2025-11-04
    Meeting id
    meeting-268
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04 09:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2025-11-04 13:00:00.000000
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-25
    Committee name
    Families and Veterans
    Evidence text
    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES AND VETERANS REP. KATHY SCHMALTZ CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Noon. Room 307, House Office Building The House Committee on Families and Veterans was called to order by Chair Schmaltz. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes and Xiong. Absent: Rep. Rheingans. Excused: Rep. Rheingans. Representative Fox moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 28, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039 before the committee: HB 5035 (Rep. Roth) A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," (MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2980. HB 5036 (Rep. Steckloff) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 219g. HB 5037 (Rep. Roth) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 24 of chapter VII (MCL 767.24), as amended by 2018 PA 182. HB 5038 (Rep. St. Germaine) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 16l of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16l), as amended by 2016 PA 150. HB 5039 (Rep. Roth) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 16221 and 16226 (MCL 333.16221 and 333.16226), as amended by 2023 PA 209. Jamie Hall testified in support of HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039. Kara Deyerin, representing Right to Know, testified in support of HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039. Questions and discussions followed. Lynn Spencer, testified in support of HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039. Questions and discussions followed. Representative Roth and Representative St. Germaine testified in support of HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039. Questions and discussions followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039, but did not wish to speak: Amy Zaagman, representing the Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health. Stephanie Jones, representing the Michigan Fertility Alliance, testified in opposition to HB 5035, HB 5036, HB 5037, HB 5038 and HB 5039. Questions and discussions followed. Representative Woolford moved to excuse Representative Rheingans from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at 1:00 PM. Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair Keith Feldpausch Committee Clerk kfeldpausch@house
    Location
    Room 307, House Office Building
    Media count
    2
    Meeting date
    2025-11-04
    Meeting id
    meeting-269
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04 12:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2025-11-04 10:42:00.000000
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-26
    Committee name
    Finance
    Evidence text
    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FINANCE REP. MARK TISDEL CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 4, 2025 10:30 AM Room 521, House Office Building The House Committee on Finance was called to order by Chair Tisdel. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Neeley, Breen, Young and Paiz. Absent: Reps. Posthumus and Tyrone Carter. Excused: Reps. Posthumus and Tyrone Carter. Representative Hoskins moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 28, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4816, HB 4892 and HB 4893 before the committee: HB 4816 (Rep. Jenkins-Arno) A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax act of 1967," (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding section 281. HB 4892 (Rep. Frisbie) A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled "Occupational code," by amending sections 724 and 728 (MCL 339.724 and 339.728), as amended by 2018 PA 81. HB 4893 (Rep. Tisdel) A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled "Occupational code," by amending sections 725 and 727a (MCL 339.725 and 339.727a), section 725 as amended by 2010 PA 215 and section 727a as amended by 2018 PA 81. Chair Tisdel testified in support of the proposed (H-2) substitute for HB 4816. Representative Frisbie moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4816. The motion prevailed 11-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Breen and Young. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Neeley and Paiz. Representative Aragona moved to report out HB 4816 with recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-2) be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 12-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Neeley, Breen and Young. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Paiz. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4892 and HB 4893, but did not wish to speak: Jarrett Skorup, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. A substitute (H-1) was adopted for HB 4892 at the October 28th, 2025, meeting. Representative Frisbie moved to report out HB 4892 with recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-1) be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Neeley, Breen, Young and Paiz. Nays: None. Pass: None. A substitute (H-2) was adopted for HB 4893 at the October 28th, 2025, meeting. Representative Hoskins moved to report out HB 4893 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Tisdel, Frisbie, VanderWall, Lightner, Martin, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Neeley, Breen, Young and Paiz. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Hoskins moved to excuse Representatives Posthumus and Tyrone Carter from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Tisdel adjourned the meeting at 10:42 AM. Representative Mark Tisdel, Chair Hazel Campbell-Crawley Committee Clerk hcrawley@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 521, House Office Building
    Media count
    2
    Meeting date
    2025-11-04
    Meeting id
    meeting-270
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04 10:30:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    Not recorded
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    senate
    Committee id
    committee-10
    Committee name
    Housing and Human Services
    Evidence text
    The Committee on Housing and Human Services submitted the following: Meeting held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 12:00 noon, Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building Present: Senators Irwin (C), Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Chang, Cherry, Geiss, Lindsey and Damoose Excused: Senators Shink and Hoitenga Scheduled Meetings Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety – Thursday, November 6, 12:00 noon, Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373‑5312 Natural Resources and Agriculture – Thursday, November 6, 10:30 a.m., Room 1300, Binsfeld Office Building (517) 373‑1721 Regulatory Affairs – Thursday, November 6, 1:30 p.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373‑1721 In the absence of all Senators, pursuant to Joint Rule 15, the Secretary of the Senate adjourned the Senate, the time being 10:02 a.m. The Secretary of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. DANIEL OBERLIN Secretary of the Senate
    Location
    Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2025-11-04
    Meeting id
    meeting-4461
    Meeting state
    held
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04 12:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2025-11-04 10:35:00.000000
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-32
    Committee name
    Oversight
    Evidence text
    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT REP. JAY DEBOYER CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 4, 2025 9:00 AM Room 352, State Capitol Building The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair DeBoyer. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. DeBoyer, Meerman, Paquette, Carra, Bruck, Rigas, Woolford, Wozniak, Lightner, St. Germaine, Miller, Pohutsky, Conlin, MacDonell, Mentzer, Tsernoglou and Wegela. Absent: Reps. Bierlein, Jaime Greene and Schriver. Excused: Reps. Bierlein, Jaime Greene and Schriver. Due to Representatives Bierlein, Jaime Greene and Schriver being absent, the Chair elevated Representatives Wozniak, Lightner and St. Germaine. Representative Paquette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 28, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. Representative Meerman moved that the House Oversight Committee authorize the Chair of the committee to execute a subpoena to the Michigan Department of Education. At its last meeting, this Committee heard testimony regarding the Health Education Standards Framework currently proposed by the Michigan Department of Education. The House Oversight Committee and, more broadly, the House of Representatives, has a clear legislative purpose in examining the proposed education standards and the process by which they were proposed, given that the proposed standards implicate several statutes enacted by the Legislature regarding sex education and health education in Michigan schools, and potential noncompliance with those statutes. On October 24, 2025, Representative Meerman and Chair DeBoyer sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Education, requesting internal documents regarding the proposed Health Education Standards Framework and related policy discussions. On October 31, 2025, the Michigan Department of Education responded that it would take “several months” to produce the requested documents. It appears that the Department does not want its internal communications about these standards revealed to the Legislature or the public before the standards are adopted. The party to be subpoenaed is the Michigan Department of Education. The documents to be produced by the Department are spelled out in the subpoena document that has been provided to all members of this committee. The motion prevailed 10-7-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoyer, Meerman, Paquette, Carra, Bruck, Rigas, Woolford, Wozniak, Lightner and St. Germaine. Nays: Reps. Miller, Pohutsky, Conlin, MacDonell, Mentzer, Tsernoglou and Wegela. Pass: None. The Chair laid before the committee testimony from Senator Webber. Senator Webber provided testimony on Michigan's Hawthorn Psychiatric Hospital. Questions and discussion followed. The Chair laid before the committee a presentation on the Michigan Auditor General Performance Audit Report-Office of Recipient Rights, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, September 2025. Ivy Jaroche, Heidi Herendeen, and Yvonne Benn, representing the Michigan Office of the Auditor General, gave a presentation on the Michigan Auditor General Performance Audit Report-Office of Recipient Rights, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, September 2025. Questions and discussion followed. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak, but due to the time constraints was unable to speak: Michelle Massey Barnes. Representative Mentzer moved to excuse Representatives Bierlein, Schriver and Jaime Greene from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoyer adjourned the meeting at 10:35 AM. Representative Jay DeBoyer, Chair Edward Sleeper Committee Clerk esleeper@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 352, State Capitol Building
    Media count
    3
    Meeting date
    2025-11-04
    Meeting id
    meeting-271
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04 09:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2025-11-04 12:10:00.000000
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-35
    Committee name
    Transportation and Infrastructure
    Evidence text
    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE REP. PAT OUTMAN CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Noon. Room 519, House Office Building The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was called to order by Chair Outman. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie, Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews and Miller. Absent: Reps. Grant and Wilson. Excused: Reps. Grant and Wilson. Representative Alexander moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 28, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5109, HB 5110, HB 5111 and HB 5112 before the committee: HB 5109 (Rep. Outman) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 233, 234, 239, and 240 (MCL 257.233, 257.234, 257.239, and 257.240), section 233 as amended by 2014 PA 290, section 234 as amended by 2002 PA 552, section 239 as amended by 2020 PA 382, and section 240 as amended by 2004 PA 493. HB 5110 (Rep. Bohnak) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 227 (MCL 257.227), as amended by 2011 PA 92. HB 5111 (Rep. Frisbie) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 81105 (MCL 324.81105), as amended by 2018 PA 519. HB 5112 (Rep. Prestin) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 80304 (MCL 324.80304), as amended by 2018 PA 678. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5109, but did not wish to speak: Karen Johnston, representing Toyota. Representative Prestin moved to report out HB 5109 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 14-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie, Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar and Andrews. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Miller. Representative Bohnak moved to report out HB 5110 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie, Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews and Miller. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Frisbie moved to report out HB 5111 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 14-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie, Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar and Andrews. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Miller. Representative Prestin moved to report out HB 5112 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 14-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie, Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar and Andrews. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Miller. The Chair laid HB 5089 before the committee: HB 5089 (Rep. Lightner) A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled "Michigan memorial highway act," by amending section 106 (MCL 250.1106), as added by 2020 PA 293. Representative Lightner testified in support of HB 5089. The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5089, but did not wish to speak: Max Aulbach, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation. Representative Neyer moved to report out HB 5089 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie, Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews and Miller. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Herzberg moved to excuse Representatives Grant and Wilson from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Outman adjourned the meeting at 12:10 PM. Representative Pat Outman, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 519, House Office Building
    Media count
    2
    Meeting date
    2025-11-04
    Meeting id
    meeting-272
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04 12:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
Day date
2025-11-04
Interpretation
Counts describe collected public records on this date. They do not measure all work, and a proceeding-level quorum outcome does not establish any individual's attendance.
Members with activity
122
Observation state
observations found
Sitting count
2
Sittings
  • Chamber
    house
    Evidence status
    convened journal
    Journal object name
    2025-HJ-11-04-106
    Linked media count
    2
    Named action count
    67
    Quorum method
    explicit language
    Quorum state
    quorum confirmed
    Quorum text
    The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.
    Roll call count
    5
    Scheduled start
    2025-11-04T13:30:00
    Scheduled state
    weekly schedule observed
    Session name
    2025-2026
    Sitting date
    2025-11-04
    Sitting id
    sitting-206
  • Chamber
    senate
    Evidence status
    convened no quorum
    Journal object name
    2025-SJ-11-04-101
    Linked media count
    1
    Named action count
    0
    Quorum method
    explicit language
    Quorum state
    no quorum confirmed
    Quorum text
    In the absence of all Senators, pursuant to Joint Rule 15, the Secretary of the Senate adjourned the Senate, the time being 10:01 a.m.
    Roll call count
    0
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Scheduled state
    official schedule observed
    Session name
    2025-2026
    Sitting date
    2025-11-04
    Sitting id
    sitting-207

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