HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON RULES
REP. BILL SCHUETTE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 6, 2025
11:00 AM
Room 428, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Rules was called to order by Chair Schuette.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer, Liberati
and Herzberg.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Martin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 30, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4926 before the committee:
HB 4926
(Rep. St. Germaine)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 16211,
16216, and 16238 (MCL 333.16211,
333.16216, and 333.16238), section 16211 as
amended and section 16238 as added by 1993
PA 79 and section 16216 as amended by 2014
PA 413, and by adding section 16211a.
Representative Witwer moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4926. The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer, Liberati and
Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Marnie Triemstra, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs,
testified in opposition to HB 4926.
Representative DeBoer moved to report out HB 4926 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer, Liberati and
Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5127 before the committee:
HB 5127
(Rep. Schuette)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act
to provide for the protection of children
through the licensing and regulation of child
care organizations; to provide for the
establishment of standards of care for child
care organizations; to prescribe powers and
duties of certain departments of this state and
adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and
to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending
section 8e (MCL 722.118e), as added by 2022
PA 113.
At 11:13 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:14 AM, Majority Vice Chair Aragona called the committee back to order.
Representative Schuette and Jacob Manning, representing the Small Business Association of
Michigan, testified in support of HB 5127. Questions and discussions followed.
At 11:19 AM, Majority Vice Chair Aragona laid the committee at ease.
At 11:20 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 4915 before the committee:
HB 4915
(Rep. Maddock)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211)
by adding section 16149.
Representative Maddock and Dr. Rishi Madhabir testified in support of HB 4915. Questions and
discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4915, but did not wish to speak:
Caleigh Hunt, representing the Michigan Nurses Association.
Paige Fults, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The Chair laid HB 4881 and HB 4882 before the committee:
HB 4881
(Rep. Neyer)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled "Food
law," by amending section 4105 (MCL
289.4105), as amended by 2016 PA 188.
HB 4882
(Rep. Neyer)
A bill to repeal 1964 PA 158, entitled "An act
to provide for the licensing of wholesale potato
dealers; to prescribe certain powers and duties
for certain state agencies; to require certain
types of financial security for certain persons
under certain circumstances, and to prescribe
the procedure for its enforcement; to provide
remedies and penalties for violations of the
act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of
acts," (MCL 290.451 to 290.466).
Representative Neyer testified in support of HB 4881 and HB 4882. Questions and discussions
followed.
At 11:41 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:46 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 4914 before the committee:
HB 4914
(Rep. Outman)
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
"Occupational code," by amending section
2010 (MCL 339.2010), as amended by 1992
PA 103.
Representative Outman testified in support of HB 4914. Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 4914, but due to the
time constraints were unable to speak:
Ron Brenke, representing the American Council of Engineering Companies.
Robert A. Hada, representing the American Institute of Architects Michigan.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4914, but did not wish to speak:
Paige Fults, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4914, but did not wish to speak:
Michelle Batora, representing the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors.
Sandra Laux
Anne Cox
Cynthia K. Pozolo
Edward J. Talaga
Michelle Kruzel
Stephen Wilson
Tricia Beck
Daniel E. Whisler
Benedetto Tiseo
Jeff Montague
Jeff Hausman
Samuel Megli
Louis J. Northouse
Brian Boles
Dean Tidwell
Darin Daguanno
Keith Martinez
Jayson H. Nault
Linda Leach
Michael McCulloch
Danielle O’Neal
Meredith Magin
Greg Thomas Metz
Al Goudreau
Will Wittig
Sean Costello
Amy Baker
Timothy E. Jahn
Dale C. Jerome
Brian Moore
Wesley J. Kohn
Ronald Lincoln
Jos. C. Veryser
Sara Tripp
Mark Norton
Debra Ball Johnson
Denise Close
Kristina Glusac
Carol T Weber
Thomas R. Mathison
Michael Flynn
Paul M. Eland
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schuette adjourned the meeting at
11:58 PM.
Representative Bill Schuette, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov