HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
REP. JOE BELLINO
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Energy was called to order by Chair Bellino.
The Clerk read a letter from Speaker Wentworth appointing Representative Beeler to the
committee on Energy.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Bellino, Markkanen, Hoitenga, Reilly, Paquette, Beeler, Martin, Outman,
Roth, Manoogian, Sneller, Cherry, Haadsma, Morse, Puri, Scott.
Absent: Rep. Berman.
Excused: None.
Representative Martin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 10, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
At 9:03 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:08 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5292 before the committee:
HB 5292
(Rep. Slagh)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending section 3a (MCL
15.263a), as amended by 2021 PA 54.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5292, but did not wish to speak:
Katie Abraham, representing the Michigan Municipal Electric Association and Michigan
Public Power Agency.
Representative Bellino moved to report out HB 5292 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 15-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bellino, Markkanen, Hoitenga, Paquette, Beeler, Martin, Outman, Roth,
Manoogian, Sneller, Cherry, Haadsma, Morse, Puri, Scott.
Nays: Rep. Reilly.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Joe Bellino adjourned the
meeting at 9:09 AM.
Representative Joe Bellino, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov