HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, November 5,
2025
9:00 AM
Room 352, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Clerk received a letter dated July 24th, 2025, from House Speaker Matt Hall, which removed
Representative Farhat as Minority Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Mueller,
Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Kuhn, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers,
Glanville, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Absent: Reps. DeSana, Steckloff and Edwards.
Excused: Reps. DeSana, Steckloff and Edwards.
Representative Maddock moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 540 and SB 542 before the committee:
SB 540
(Sen. Hertel)
A bill to create a Michigan National Guard
child care assistance program to provide child
care assistance to certain Michigan National
Guard members; to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state governmental officers
and entities; and to authorize the promulgation
of rules.
SB 542
(Sen. Klinefelt)
A bill to amend 2014 PA 259, entitled
"Michigan national guard tuition assistance
act," by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL
32.433 and 32.434), as amended by 2023 PA
33.
Representative Beson moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to SB 540. The motion prevailed 25-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Slagh,
VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Kuhn, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers,
Glanville, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Phil Green moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to SB 542. The motion prevailed
25-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Slagh,
VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Kuhn, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers,
Glanville, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Matt Black, representing the Office of Senator Hertel, testified in support of SB 540 and SB 542.
Questions and discussions followed.
Terry Sabo, representing the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, approached
to answer questions from committee members on SB 540 and SB 542. Questions and discussions
followed.
Representative Mueller moved to excuse Representatives DeSana, Steckloff and Edwards from the
meeting. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bollin adjourned the meeting at 9:12
AM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov