HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
REP. PAULINE WENDZEL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Energy was called to order by Chair Wendzel.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn,
Frisbie, Linting, Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews and Myers Phillips.
Absent: Reps. Coffia and Herzberg.
Excused: Reps. Coffia and Herzberg.
Representative Prestin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 09, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5710 and HB 5711 before the committee:
HB 5710
(Rep. Wendzel)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to
provide for the regulation and control of public
and certain private utilities and other services
affected with a public interest within this state;
to provide for alternative energy suppliers and
certain providers of electric vehicle charging
services; to provide for licensing; to include
municipally owned utilities and other
providers of energy under certain provisions of
this act; to create a public service commission
and to prescribe and define its powers and
duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities
commission and to confer the powers and
duties vested by law on the public service
commission; to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state governmental officers
and entities; to provide for the continuance,
transfer, and completion of certain matters and
proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment
clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases
without notice and hearing; to qualify
residential energy conservation programs
permitted under state law for certain federal
exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the
utilization of resource recovery facilities; to
prohibit certain acts and practices of providers
of energy; to allow for the securitization of
stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for
appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare
the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe
remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts," by amending sections 6a, 6l, 6m,
and 6t (MCL 460.6a, 460.6l, 460.6m, and
460.6t), sections 6a, 6m, and 6t as amended by
2023 PA 231 and section 6l as amended by
2016 PA 341; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts.
HB 5711
(Rep. Outman)
A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled "Clean
and renewable energy and energy waste
reduction act," by amending the title and
sections 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 75, 77, 83, 87, 101, 173,
and 191 (MCL 460.1001, 460.1003, 460.1007,
460.1009, 460.1011, 460.1075, 460.1077,
460.1083, 460.1087, 460.1101, 460.1173, and
460.1191), the title and sections 1, 3, 7, 9, 11,
173, and 191 as amended and section 101 as
added by 2023 PA 235, sections 75 and 77 as
amended by 2023 PA 229, and sections 83 and
87 as amended by 2016 PA 342; and to repeal
acts and parts of acts.
Representative Prestin moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5710. The motion prevailed 9-3-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Fairbairn, Frisbie and
Linting.
Nays: Reps. Brixie, Andrews and Myers Phillips.
Pass: Reps. Tate and Liberati.
Representative BeGole moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5711. The motion prevailed 9-3-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Fairbairn, Frisbie and
Linting.
Nays: Reps. Brixie, Andrews and Myers Phillips.
Pass: Reps. Tate and Liberati.
At 9:10 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:11 AM, Majority Vice Chair Prestin called the committee back to order.
Representative Wendzel and Representative Outman testified in support of HB 5710 and HB
5711. Questions and discussions followed.
At 9:38 AM, Majority Vice Chair Prestin laid the committee at ease.
At 9:39 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Dave Stevenson, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, testified in support of HB
5710 and HB 5711. Questions and discussions followed.
Mike Alaimo, representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of HB 5710
and HB 5711.
Ben Poulson, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, testified in opposition to
HB 5710 and HB 5711.
John Liskey, representing the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, testified in opposition to HB
5710 and HB 5711.
Mike Witkowski, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association, testified in support of HB
5710 and HB 5711.
The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 5710 and HB 5711,
but due to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Dr. Lisa Del Buono, representing the Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action.
Heather Cole.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5710 and HB 5711, but did not wish to
speak:
Shane Berry.
Sarah Berry.
Douglas and Melissa Nelson.
Sonny Koch and Tim Golding, representing Americans for Prosperity.
Georgette Peterson.
Rose Rook.
Bob Hoff.
Karen Johnson.
Cynthia Henrey.
Ronald Resisterer.
Kathy Moussalli.
Tammy Tapper.
Jim Tapper.
Tim Langholz, representing the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Judith Janssen.
Cameron Sholty, representing Heartland Impact.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5710 and HB 5711, but did not wish to
speak:
Tim Minotas, representing the Sierra Club.
Erika Kowall, representing American Clean Power.
Denise Hartsough, representing the League of Women Voters of Michigan.
Charlotte Jameson, representing the Michigan Environmental Council.
Courtney Brady, representing Evergreen Action.
Wibke Heymach, representing the Clean Air Task Force.
Derrell Slaughter, representing the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Peder Mewis, representing the Clean Grid Alliance.
Todd Tennis, representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Jacob Toomey, representing the Michigan Laborers District Council.
Alexis Blizman, representing the Ecology Center.
Patty O'Keefe, representing Vote Solar.
Ed Rivet, representing the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum.
Eli Isaguirre, representing the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters- Michigan
Carpenters.
Christian Koch, representing Ceres.
Ryan Seblot, representing the Michigan AFL-CIO.
Andrew Linhares, representing the Solar Energy Industry Association.
Representative BeGole moved to excuse Representatives Coffia and Herzberg from the meeting.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Wendzel adjourned the meeting at
10:25 AM.
Representative Pauline Wendzel, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov