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2026-04-21

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For 2026-04-21, the release reports observations found. It contains 883 attributable activity rows naming 147 members.

Chamber sittings
2
Committee meetings
10

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Attributable activity records
883
Committee meeting count
10
Committee meetings
  • Actual end
    Not recorded
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-404
    Committee name
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary
    Evidence text
    {"evidence segment ids":[164194,164195,164196,164197,164198,164199,164200,164201,164202],"evidence text":"afternoon now, isn't it? Sorry, we jumped the gun there. Um, I'd like to call this meeting of the appropriation subcommittee on corrections and judiciary to order. Um, welcome to those that are here and thanks for the members to be in in attendance. Um, and will the clerk please call the role for today's attendance? Chair Slaw","media id":1251,"media occurrence evidence review id":201,"transcript id":118,"transcript raw artifact id":10350}
    Location
    Not recorded
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-5530
    Meeting state
    media evidence
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    Not recorded
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-405
    Committee name
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity
    Evidence text
    {"evidence segment ids":[160350,160351,160352,160353,160354,160355,160356],"evidence text":"The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity will come to order. Mr. Clerk, will you please call [clears throat] the roll? Chair Jenkins-Arnold. Here. Representative Robinson. Here. Representative Wentworth. Here. Representative Cavitt.","media id":1249,"media occurrence evidence review id":200,"transcript id":116,"transcript raw artifact id":10346}
    Location
    Not recorded
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-5529
    Meeting state
    media evidence
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    Not recorded
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    senate
    Committee id
    committee-304
    Committee name
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Military, Veterans, State Police
    Evidence text
    The Appropriations Subcommittee on Military, Veterans, State Police submitted the following: Meeting held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building Present: Senators Hertel (C), Klinefelt and Theis
    Location
    Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
    Media count
    0
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-4562
    Meeting state
    held
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 09:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    Not recorded
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    senate
    Committee id
    committee-310
    Committee name
    Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12
    Evidence text
    The Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 submitted the following: Meeting held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 12:00 noon, Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building Present: Senators Camilleri (C), Polehanki, Hertel, Klinefelt, Cavanagh, Bayer, Theis and Albert
    Location
    Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
    Media count
    0
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-4563
    Meeting state
    held
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 12:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    Not recorded
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-401
    Committee name
    Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Department of Education
    Evidence text
    {"evidence segment ids":[166246,166247,166248],"evidence text":"House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Department of Education will come to order. Clerk, please call","media id":1255,"media occurrence evidence review id":116,"transcript id":120,"transcript raw artifact id":10354}
    Location
    Not recorded
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-5461
    Meeting state
    media evidence
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2026-04-21 11:01:00.000000
    Actual start
    Not recorded
    Chamber
    house
    Committee id
    committee-20
    Committee name
    Communications and Technology
    Evidence text
    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY REP. JAIME GREENE CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:30 AM Room 327, House Office Building The House Committee on Communications and Technology was called to order by Chair Jaime Greene. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Jaime Greene, Kunse, Wendzel, Schmaltz, Schriver, Fairbairn, Scott, Andrews and Skaggs. Absent: Reps. Linting and Arbit. Excused: Reps. Linting and Arbit. Representative Andrews moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 03, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid before the committee a presentation on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Eric Frederick, Chief Connectivity Officer from the Michigan High Speed Internet Office (MIHI), and Brennan Smith, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), gave a presentation on the BEAD program. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Schmaltz moved to excuse Representatives Linting and Arbit from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Jaime Greene adjourned the meeting at 11:01 AM. Representative Jaime Greene, Chair Matt Carnagie Acting Committee Clerk mcarnagie@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 327, House Office Building
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-407
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 10:30:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2026-04-21 09:08:00.000000
    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, April 21, 2026 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, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Hoadley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 17, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5091 before the committee: HB 5091 (Rep. Steele) A bill to amend 2023 PA 281, entitled "Public officers financial disclosure act," by amending section 3 (MCL 15.703), as amended by 2025 PA 3. Representative Xiong offered the following amendments to HB 5091: 1. Amend page 3, line 1, after "commissioner" by striking out the balance of the line through "census" on line 3. 2. Amend page 3, line 4, after "executive" by striking out the balance of the line through "census" on line 6. Representative Xiong spoke to her amendments. Representative Xiong moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5091. The motion did not prevail 3-4-2: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. Nays: Reps. Smit, Fox, Alexander and Pavlov. Pass: Reps. Outman and Hoadley. Representative Koleszar offered the following amendments to HB 5091: 1. Amend page 3, line 1, after "commissioner" by striking out the balance of the line through "census" on line 3. 2. Amend page 3, line 4, after "executive" by striking out the balance of the line through "census" on line 6. 3. Amend page 3, following line 6, by inserting: "(ix) A county clerk. (x) A county treasurer. (xi) A register of deeds. (xii) A county prosecuting attorney. (xiii) A county sheriff. (xiv) A county drain commissioner.". Representative Koleszar spoke to his amendments. Representative Koleszar moved to adopt the amendments to HB 5091. The motion did not prevail 3-2-4: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. Nays: Reps. Smit and Fox. Pass: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov. Representative Fox moved to report out HB 5091 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 6-0-3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley and Pavlov. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. The Chair laid HB 5717 before the committee: HB 5717 (Rep. Wortz) A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan election law," by amending section 373 (MCL 168.373). Representative Outman moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5717. The motion prevailed 9-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Hoadley moved to report out HB 5717 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Smit, Fox, Outman, Alexander, Hoadley, Pavlov, Wooden, Koleszar and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5717, but did not wish to speak: Graham Filler, representing Secure Democracy. Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5717 and HB 5091, but did not wish to speak: Sheree Ritchie, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Smit adjourned the meeting at 9:08 AM. Representative Rachelle Smit, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 307, House Office Building
    Media count
    2
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-408
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 09:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2026-04-21 12:54:00.000000
    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, April 21, 2026 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, Rheingans and Xiong. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Young moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 14, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. At 12:06 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 12:06 PM, Majority Vice Chair Wozniak called the committee back to order. The Majority Vice Chair laid HB 5739 and HB 5740 before the committee: HB 5739 (Rep. DeBoyer) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5410 and 5423 (MCL 700.5410 and 700.5423), as amended by 2012 PA 173. HB 5740 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5106, 5314, and 5319 (MCL 700.5106, 700.5314, and 700.5319), section 5106 as amended by 2017 PA 136, section 5314 as amended by 2024 PA 1, and section 5319 as added by 2012 PA 173. Representative DeBoyer and Representative Schmaltz testified together in support of HB 5739 & HB 5740. Questions and discussion followed. At 12:20 PM, Majority Vice Chair Wozniak laid the committee at ease. At 12:21 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Jennifer Warnos and Brooke Gow, representing the Michigan Guardianship Association, testified together in support of HB 5739 and HB 5740. Questions and discussion followed. Roslund Harris, representing herself, testified with a neutral position on HB 5739. Cynthia Mifsud, representing her mother Betty Hayes and Judicial Probate Integrity, testified in opposition to HB 5739 and HB 5740. Tom Howe, representing himself, testified with a neutral position on HB 5739 and HB 5740. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5739 and HB 5740, but did not wish to speak: Alan Bolter, representing Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. Charlene Distler, representing Probate Support Specialists. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 5740, but did not wish to speak: Jason Lachowski, representing AARP Michigan. The Chair laid HB 5456 and HB 5457 before the committee: HB 5456 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen therapy grant program and pilot program for providing treatment to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; and to require the promulgation of rules. HB 5457 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen therapy fund; and to provide for the administration of and distributions from the fund. A substitute (H-1) for HB 5456 was adopted at the April 14, 2026, meeting. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 5456 and HB 5457, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Derek Blumke, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Representative Fox moved to report out HB 5456 with recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and the bill then pass. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitutes be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 7-1-3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford. Nays: Rep. Rheingans. Pass: Reps. Young, Byrnes and Xiong. Representative Woolford moved to report out HB 5457 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 7-0-4: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at 12:54 PM. Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair Brittany Middaugh Committee Clerk bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
    Location
    Room 307, House Office Building
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-409
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 12:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
  • Actual end
    2026-04-21 11:31:00.000000
    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, April 21, 2026 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, Posthumus, Alexander, Aragona, Schuette, Hoskins, Tyrone Carter, Neeley, Breen, Young and Paiz. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Hoskins moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 17, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5572 and HB 5573 before the committee: HB 5572 (Rep. Harris) A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The general property tax act," by amending section 7o (MCL 211.7o), as amended by 2006 PA 681. HB 5573 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The general property tax act," by amending section 7o (MCL 211.7o), as amended by 2006 PA 681. Representative Harris, joined by Representative Snyder, testified in support of HB 5572 and HB 5573. Questions and discussion followed. Dalton Herbel, representing LeadingAge Michigan, joined by Adam Kinder, representing Holland Home, and Rich Acho, representing Lourdes Senior Community, testified in support of HB 5572 and HB 5573. Questions and discussion followed. John LaMacchia, representing the Michigan Municipal League, joined by Marie Sherry, representing the City of Dexter, Juan Ganum, representing the City of Holland, and Mayor Stephen Kepley, representing the City of Kentwood, testified in opposition of HB 5572 and HB 5573. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5572 and HB 5573, but did not wish to speak: Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury. Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5572 and HB 5573, but did not wish to speak: Roger Myers, representing the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Tisdel adjourned the meeting at 11:31 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
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-410
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 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, April 21, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building Present: Senators Irwin (C), Santana, Cavanagh, Bayer, Shink, Chang, Geiss and Damoose Excused: Senators Cherry, Lindsey and Hoitenga Scheduled Meetings Appropriations – Thursday, April 23, 10:30 a.m., Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building (517) 373-5307 Senator Singh moved that the Senate adjourn. The motion prevailed, the time being 11:08 a.m. The Assistant President pro tempore, Senator Cherry, declared the Senate adjourned until Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. DANIEL OBERLIN Secretary of the Senate
    Location
    Room 403, 4th Floor, Capitol Building
    Media count
    0
    Meeting date
    2026-04-21
    Meeting id
    meeting-4564
    Meeting state
    held
    Minutes url
    Not recorded
    Quorum state
    quorum not determined
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21 14:30:00.000000
    Session name
    2025-2026
Day date
2026-04-21
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
147
Observation state
observations found
Sitting count
2
Sittings
  • Chamber
    house
    Evidence status
    convened journal
    Journal object name
    2026-HJ-04-21-029
    Linked media count
    4
    Named action count
    43
    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
    1
    Scheduled start
    2026-04-21T13:30:00
    Scheduled state
    weekly schedule observed
    Session name
    2025-2026
    Sitting date
    2026-04-21
    Sitting id
    sitting-295
  • Chamber
    senate
    Evidence status
    convened journal
    Journal object name
    2026-SJ-04-21-034
    Linked media count
    1
    Named action count
    31
    Quorum method
    explicit language
    Quorum state
    quorum confirmed
    Quorum text
    The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.
    Roll call count
    3
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Scheduled state
    official schedule observed
    Session name
    2025-2026
    Sitting date
    2026-04-21
    Sitting id
    sitting-296

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