HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
REP. JERRY NEYER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 11, 2026
10:30 AM
Room 308, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Agriculture was called to order by Chair Neyer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Paiz, Dievendorf and
Rheingans.
Absent: Rep. Skaggs.
Excused: Rep. Skaggs.
Representative Wortz moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 14, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5645 before the committee:
HB 5645
(Rep. Phil Green)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 190, entitled
"Privately owned cervidae producers
marketing act," by amending sections 2, 3, 4,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 17 (MCL 287.952,
287.953, 287.954, 287.956, 287.957, 287.958,
287.959, 287.960, 287.961, 287.964, and
287.967), as amended by 2006 PA 561.
Representative Lightner moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5645. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Paiz, Dievendorf and
Rheingans.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Alexander moved to report out HB 5645 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Paiz, Dievendorf and
Rheingans.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5645, but did not wish to speak:
Mitchell Nelson, representing the Humane World for Animals.
Representative Pavlov moved to excuse Representative Skaggs from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Neyer adjourned the meeting at 10:39
AM.
Representative Jerry Neyer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov