HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1:00 PM
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 14, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5872, HB 5873, HB 5874, HB 5875, HB 5876, HB 5877, HB 5878, and HB
5879 before the committee:
HB 5872
(Rep. Bollin)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The
general property tax act," by amending section
27a (MCL 211.27a), as amended by 2016 PA
375.
HB 5873
(Rep. Frisbie)
A bill to repeal 1993 PA 331, entitled "State
education tax act," (MCL 211.901 to 211.906).
HB 5874
(Rep. Linting)
A bill to repeal 1993 PA 330, entitled "State
real estate transfer tax act," (MCL 207.521 to
207.537).
HB 5875
(Rep. Bohnak)
A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled
"Recodified tax increment financing act," by
amending section 228a (MCL 125.4228a).
HB 5876
(Rep. Kuhn)
A bill to amend 1941 PA 122, entitled "An act
to establish the revenue collection duties of the
department of treasury; to prescribe its powers
and duties as the revenue collection agency of
this state; to prescribe certain powers and
duties of the state treasurer; to establish the
collection duties of certain other state
departments for money or accounts owed to
this state; to regulate the importation,
stamping, and disposition of certain tobacco
products; to provide for the transfer of powers
and duties now vested in certain other state
boards, commissions, departments, and
offices; to prescribe certain duties of and
require certain reports from the department of
treasury; to provide procedures for the
payment, administration, audit, assessment,
levy of interests or penalties on, and appeals of
taxes and tax liability; to prescribe its powers
and duties if an agreement to act as agent for a
city to administer, collect, and enforce the city
income tax act on behalf of a city is entered
into with any city; to provide an appropriation;
to abolish the state board of tax administration;
to prescribe penalties and provide remedies;
and to declare the effect of this act," by
amending section 21 (MCL 205.21), as
amended by 2017 PA 215.
HB 5877
(Rep. Robinson)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates
and protected individuals code," by amending
section 3912 (MCL 700.3912).
HB 5878
(Rep. Schriver)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The
general property tax act," by amending section
19 (MCL 211.19), as amended by 2023 PA
176, and by adding section 9q.
HB 5879
(Rep. Thompson)
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 section 6a (MCL
460.6a), as amended by 2023 PA 231.
A substitute (H-1) to HB 5872 was previously adopted at the April 30, 2026, meeting.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5872 (H-1). The motion
prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5872 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5873 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5874 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5875 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5876 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5877 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5878 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5879 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 5872, HB 5873, HB
5874, HB 5875, HB 5876, HB 5877, HB 5878, and HB 5879, but due to the time constraints was
unable to speak:
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 1:05
PM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov