HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. TULLIO LIBERATI
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
12:00 PM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair Liberati.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Greene moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 7, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4544 before the committee:
HB 4544
(Rep. Arbit)
A bill to designate Rosh Hashanah as a holiday in
this state.
Representative McFall moved to report out HB 4544 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4545 before the committee:
HB 4545
(Rep. Steckloff)
A bill to designate Yom Kippur as a holiday in this
state.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 4545 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4446 before the committee:
HB 4446
(Rep. Puri)
A bill to designate Diwali, Deepavali, or the
Festival of Lights as a holiday in this state.
Representative McFall moved to report out HB 4446 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4447 before the committee:
HB 4447
(Rep. Aiyash)
A bill to designate Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr as
holidays in this state.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 4447 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4448 before the committee:
HB 4448
(Rep. MacDonell)
A bill to designate Lunar New Year as a holiday in
this state.
Representative McFall moved to report out HB 4448 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Rep. Greene.
Pass: Rep. Posthumus.
The Chair laid HB 4449 before the committee:
HB 4449
(Rep. Puri)
A bill to designate Vaisakhi or Baisakhi as a
holiday in this state.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 4449 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Liberati adjourned the meeting
at 12:05 PM.
Representative Tullio Liberati, Chair
Legan Rose
Committee Clerk
LRose@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: September 27,
2023