HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND COMPETITIVENESS
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 13,
2022
10:30
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Rules and Competitiveness was called to order by Chair Calley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Clements, Bellino, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Harris,
Anthony, Sneller, Kuppa.
Absent: Rep. Hertel.
Excused: None.
Representatives Clements, Bellino, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Harris, Anthony and
Kuppa joined the committee remotely.
The Chair laid SB 1085 before the committee:
SB 1085
(Sen. LaSata)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
7040 (MCL 500.7040), as added by 1986 PA 121.
Senator LaSata testified in support of SB 1085.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 1085, but did not wish
to speak:
Joseph Sullivan, representing the Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1085, but did not wish to speak:
Neema Katibai, representing the Michigan Dental Association.
Bill Sullivan, representing the Michigan Dental Association.
The Chair laid HB 6423 before the committee:
HB 6423
(Rep. Calley)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 13a (MCL
15.261, 15.262, 15.263, 15.264, 15.265, 15.266,
15.267, 15.268, 15.269, 15.269a, 15.270, 15.271,
15.272, 15.273, and 15.273a), section 2 as
amended by 2001 PA 38, section 3 as amended by
2020 PA 254, section 4 as amended by 1984 PA
87, section 5 as amended by 2012 PA 528, section
7 as amended and section 13a as added by 1996
PA 464, section 8 as amended by 2021 PA 166,
section 9 as amended by 2004 PA 305, and section
9a as added by 2022 PA 63, and by adding section
5a.
Zack Barton representing, Representative Calley, testified in support of HB 6423. Questions
and discussion followed.
Madeline Fata, representing the Michigan Association of Counties, testified in support of HB
6423.
Jennifer Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League, testified in support of HB
6423.
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association, testified with a neutral
position on HB 6423.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 6423, but did not wish to speak:
Bill Wolfson, representing the Great Lakes Water Authority.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
10:47 AM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Sondra Gordon
Committee Clerk
sgordon@house.mi.gov