HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 5, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 22, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4515 before the committee:
HB 4515
(Rep. Woolford)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The
social welfare act," (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b)
by adding section 14k.
Representative Woolford testified in support of HB 4515. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4515, but did not wish to
speak:
Christine Suave, representing the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4515, but did not wish to speak:
Maureen Bolger, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Anna Almanza, representing the Food Bank Council of Michigan.
Elly Jordan, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 9:22
AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov