HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chair O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, Berman, Carra, Roth, Sneller, Clemente,
Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Absent: Rep. LaFave.
Excused: Rep. LaFave.
Representative Shannon joined the committee remotely.
Representative Carra moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 14, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4997 and HB 4998 before the committee:
HB 4997
(Rep. Sneller)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding
section 638a.
HB 4998
(Rep. O'Malley)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 638 (MCL
257.638).
Representative Sneller testified in support of HB 4997 and HB 4998. Questions and discussion
followed.
Sergeant Chris Gerard and Lieutenant Lance Cook, representing the Michigan State Police,
testified in support of HB 4997 and HB 4998. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid HB 5290 before the committee:
HB 5290
(Rep. O'Malley)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 722 (MCL
257.722), as amended by 2018 PA 274.
At 10:44 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:45 AM, the Majority Vice Chair Gary Eisen called the committee back to order.
Representative Chair O'Malley testified in support of HB 5290.
Ed Noyola, representing the Michigan County Road Association, testified in support of HB 5290.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5290, but did not wish to speak:
Troy Hagon, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Matt Breslin, representing the Road Commission for Oakland County.
Representative Berman moved to excuse Representative LaFave from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting
at 10:49 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov