HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY, VETERANS AND HOMELAND SECURITY
REP. BEAU MATTHEW LAFAVE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security was called to order by
Chair LaFave.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. LaFave, Beeler, Eisen, Bezotte, Martin, Jones, Coleman, Rogers,
Steenland.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Jones moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 2, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Beeler moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 16, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4122 before the committee:
HB 4122
(Rep. Glenn)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 192, entitled "An act to
create a county department of veterans' affairs in
certain counties, and to prescribe its powers and
duties; to create the county veteran service fund
and to provide for contributions to and
expenditures from that fund; and to transfer the
powers and duties of the soldiers' relief
commission in those counties," by amending
section 3a (MCL 35.623a), as amended by 2018
PA 514.
Representative Glenn introduced the bill. Questions and discussion followed.
Fred Schaible, representing the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs,
testified in support of HB 4122. Questions and discussion followed.
Meghann Keit-Corrion, representing the Michigan Association of Counties, testified in
support of HB 4122.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Beau LaFave adjourned the
meeting at 12:25 PM.
Representative Beau LaFave, Chair
Matt Carnagie
Committee Clerk
mcarnagie@house.mi.gov