HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 28,
2020
10:30
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by Chair Iden.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Warren.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 22, 2020. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4831 before the committee:
HB 4831
(Rep. Lightner) A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled "The
management and budget act," by amending section 261
(MCL 18.1261), as amended by 2017 PA 21.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4831. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4831 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4551 and HB 4552 before the committee:
HB 4551
(Rep. LaFave)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act," by
amending sections 40111, 74116, and 78119 (MCL
324.40111, 324.74116, and 324.78119), section 40111 as
amended by 2018 PA 272, section 74116 as amended by
2016 PA 1, and section 78119 as amended by 2013 PA 81.
HB 4552
(Rep. LaFave)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 674, 675,
801, 803d, 803f, 805, and 811f (MCL 257.674, 257.675,
257.801, 257.803d, 257.803f, 257.805, and 257.811f),
section 674 as amended by 2000 PA 268, section 675 as
amended by 2018 PA 179, section 801 as amended by 2018
PA 656, section 803d as amended by 2018 PA 62, section
803f as amended by 2018 PA 681, section 805 as amended
by 2013 PA 82, and section 811f as amended by 2017 PA
234, and by adding section 68c.
Representative Meerman moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4551. The motion prevailed 10-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4551 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4552. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Griffin moved to report out HB 4552 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4552, but did not wish to
speak:
Matt Levin, representing the Michigan Department of State.
The Chair laid HB 5015 before the committee:
HB 5015
(Rep. Berman) A bill to amend 2016 PA 370, entitled
"Electronic open access to government act," by amending
section 1 (MCL 15.451).
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 5015. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 5015 with recommendation, as substitute (H-3).
The motion prevailed 9-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Byrd, Hertel, Bolden.
Nays: Rep. Leutheuser.
Pass: None.
Representative Hertel moved to excuse Representative Warren from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:40 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov