HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. RODNEY WAKEMAN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by the Chair.
November 30, 2021
Mr. Gary Randall, Clerk
Michigan House of Representatives
State Capitol Building
Lansing, MI 48913
Dear Clerk Randall,
This letter is to notify you that am making the following committee appointments:
Representative Luke Meerman as Vice Chair to the committee on Families, Children
and Seniors.
Sincerely,
Jason Wentworth, Speaker
Michigan House of Representatives
The Chair requested attendance be called. The Clerk called the attendance and announced a
quorum was present.
Present: Reps. Wakeman, Meerman, Rendon, Roth, Tisdel, Pohutsky, Camilleri, Brenda
Carter, Aiyash.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Rendon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 2, 2021. There
being no objections, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5274, HB 5275, HB 5276, HB 5277, HB 5278, HB 5279, HB 5280, HB
5534 and HB 5594 before the committee:
HB 5274
(Rep. Meerman)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending section 8 (MCL
722.628), as amended by 2016 PA 491.
HB 5275
(Rep. LaGrand)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending section 7j (MCL
722.627j), as amended by 2010 PA 81.
HB 5276
(Rep. Hertel)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending sections 5, 7d, 7e,
7g, 8b, 8d, and 9a (MCL 722.625, 722.627d,
722.627e, 722.627g, 722.628b, 722.628d, and
722.629a), section 5 as amended by 2004 PA 563,
sections 7d, 7e, 7g, and 9a as added by 1998 PA
428, section 8b as amended by 2006 PA 263, and
section 8d as amended by 2014 PA 30.
HB 5277
(Rep. Hoitenga)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending section 2 (MCL
722.622), as amended by 2018 PA 59.
HB 5278
(Rep. Brenda Carter)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending section 7 (MCL
722.627), as amended by 2018 PA 56.
HB 5279
(Rep. Camilleri)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to
provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to
prescribe powers and duties of certain departments
of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 10 (MCL 722.120), as amended
by 2019 PA 94.
HB 5280
(Rep. Fink)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to
provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to
prescribe powers and duties of certain departments
of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 1 (MCL 722.111), as amended
by 2020 PA 6.
HB 5534
(Rep. Steven Johnson)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to
provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to
prescribe powers and duties of certain departments
of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 9 (MCL 722.119), as amended
by 2017 PA 257.
HB 5594
(Rep. Hornberger)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," (MCL 722.621 to 722.638) by
adding section 7l.
Representative LaGrand, bill sponsor for HB 5275, explained the changes made int the
Central Registry Reform package, HB 5274, HB 5275, HB 5276, HB 5277, HB 5279, HB
5280 and the two bills, HB 5534 and HB 5594 that were added to the package.
The following individuals submitted a card in support of HB 5274, HB 5275, HB 5276, HB
5277, HB 5278, HB 5279, HB 5280, HB 5534 and HB 5594, but did not wish to speak:
Karla Ruest, representing Michigan County Social Services;
Chris Yates representing the Michigan Judges Association;
David Guenthner, Senior Strategist for State Affairs for the Mackinac Center for
Public Policy; and
Kimberly S Buddin, Esq., Policy Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of
Michigan.
Representative Roth moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5274. The motion prevailed 9-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Roth moved to report out HB 5274 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5275. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 5275 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Camilleri moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5276. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Camilleri moved to report out HB 5276 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Tisdel moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5277. The motion prevailed 9-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Tisdel moved to report out HB 5277 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Aiyash moved to report out HB 5278 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Brenda Carter moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5279. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Brenda Carter moved to report out HB 5279 with recommendation, as
substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Meerman moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5280. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Meerman moved to report out HB 5280 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Roth moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5534. The motion prevailed 9-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Roth moved to report out HB 5534 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Rendon moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5594. The motion prevailed 9-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Rendon moved to report out HB 5594 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee; Representative Tisdel moved that the
committee adjourn. The Chair adjourned the meeting at 12:18 p.m.
Representative Rodney Wakeman, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov