HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 13, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall and Fitzgerald.
Absent: Rep. McFall.
Excused: Rep. McFall.
Representative VanderWall moved to excuse Representative McFall from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 06, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 595 before the committee:
SB 595
(Sen. Lindsey)
A bill to amend 2022 PA 81, entitled
"Michigan-Indiana state line remonumentation
act," by amending sections 7, 11, and 13 (MCL
54.317, 54.321, and 54.323); and to repeal acts
and parts of acts.
Senator Lindsey testified in support of SB 595. Questions and discussions followed.
Paige Fults and Andrew Brisbo, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs, testified in support of SB 595. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of SB 595, but did not wish to speak:
Michelle Bartora, representing the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors.
Representative Harris moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 595. The motion prevailed 3-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Fitzgerald.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out SB 595 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 4-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall and Fitzgerald.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4669 before the committee:
HB 4669
(Rep. Pohutsky)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953," (MCL 791.201 to
791.285) by adding section 7b.
Rep. Pohutsky testified in support of HB 4669. Questions and discussions followed.
Eden Kinlock, representing Families Against Mandatory Minimums, testified in support of HB
4669. Questions and discussions followed.
Jim Townsend, representing the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, testified in
support of HB 4669.
Ben Eikey, representing the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, testified in support
of HB 4669.
Kyle Kominski, representing the Michigan Department of Corrections, testified in opposition to
HB 4669.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4669, but did not wish to speak:
Lily Merizon, representing the American Civil Liberties Union Michigan.
The Chair laid HB 5234 before the committee:
HB 5234
(Rep. BeGole)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code," by amending section
217c (MCL 257.217c), as amended by 2022
PA 224.
At 9:48 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:49 AM, Majority Vice Chair Harris called the committee back to order.
Rep. BeGole testified in support of HB 5234.
Chief Matthew Bade, representing the Metro Police Authority of Genesee County, testified in
support of HB 5234. Questions and discussions followed.
At 9:54 AM, Majority Vice Chair Harris laid the committee at ease.
At 9:55 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5234, but did not wish to
speak:
Nick Andary, representing the Michigan Department of State.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5234, but did not wish to speak:
Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 9:56
AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov