HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. STEVEN JOHNSON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, April 22, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair Steven Johnson.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative O'Malley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 15, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Outman made remarks to the committee.
Representative Outman motioned that the House Oversight Committee vote to authorize the
Chair, to issue and have served, a subpoena on Robert Gordon to compel his testimony in this
committee regarding his January 2021 separation from the Michigan Department of Health
and Human Services and the severance and confidentiality agreement entered into with the
state following his departure.
The motion prevailed 6-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak.
Nays: Reps. Brixie, LaGrand, Young.
Pass: None.
At 10:32 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:34 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 4591 before the committee:
HB 4591
(Rep. Roth)
A bill to regulate certain provisions in certain
public employment contracts; to limit severance
payments to certain public employees and public
officers; and to provide for civil fines.
Representative O'Malley moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4591. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative O'Malley moved to report out HB 4591 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-3). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid the following before the committee:
Testimony on recent rules issued by DHHS: mandated school sports testing
Cherri and Grace Lindsley, testified before the committee. Questions and discussion
followed.
Andy and Tyler Janssen, testified before the committee. Questions and discussion followed.
Lindsey, Jon, and Erin Whitaker, testified before the committee. Questions and discussion
followed.
Harris Meekhoff, testified before the committee. Questions and discussion followed.
Andrew Hollenbeck, testified before the committee.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Steven Johnson adjourned the
meeting at 11:45 AM.
Representative Steven Johnson, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov