HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
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, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 20, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4235, HB 4238, HB 4239, HB 4240, HB 4241 and HB 4242 before the
committee:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
HB 4235
(Rep. Smit)
A bill to prohibit the use of certain
applications on government-issued devices; to
require public employers to take certain
actions related to prohibited applications; to
prohibit certain employees or officers from
downloading or accessing certain
applications; to provide exceptions; and to
provide for the powers and duties of certain
state and local governmental officers and
entities.
HB 4238
(Rep. Jenkins-Arno)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to
380.1852) by adding section 1346.
HB 4239
(Rep. Bruck)
A bill to prohibit state institutions of higher
education from entering into agreements with
foreign actors under certain circumstances; to
prohibit state institutions of higher education
from receiving grants and other items of value
from foreign actors under certain
circumstances; to require state institutions of
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4239. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Bruck testified in support of HB 4239.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4235. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Smit testified in support of HB 4235.
higher education to enter into gift agreements;
to establish reporting requirements for certain
gifts received by state institutions of higher
education and affiliate organizations from
certain foreign actors; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state and local
governmental officers and entities; to
prescribe remedies; to prescribe civil
sanctions; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
HB 4240
(Rep. Schuette)
A bill to prohibit public bodies from receiving
gifts and grants from foreign actors under
certain circumstances; to prohibit public
bodies from entering into agreements with
foreign actors under certain circumstances; to
establish disclosure requirements for certain
gifts, grants, contracts, and other interests
relating to certain foreign actors; to prescribe
civil sanctions; to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state and local governmental
officers and entities; and to require the
promulgation of rules.
HB 4241
(Rep. Hoadley)
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled
"Michigan strategic fund act," (MCL
125.2001 to 125.2094) by adding section 7c.
HB 4242
(Rep. Thompson)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 16213
and 20175a (MCL 333.16213 and
333.20175a), as amended by 2023 PA 62.
Kyle Zawacki, representing the American Civil Liberties Union, testified in opposition to HB
4238, HB 4239 and HB 4240.
Henry Duong, representing Rising Voices, testified in opposition to HB 4238, HB 4239 and HB
4240.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4235 with recommendation that the substitute (H-
1) be adopted and the bill then pass. The committee further recommended that the bill and
substitute be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4238. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4238 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4239 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4240 with recommendation that the bill be
referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4241 with recommendation that the bill be
referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4242 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4233, HB 4234, HB 4235, HB 4238,
HB 4239, HB 4240, HB 4241 and HB 4242, but did not wish to speak:
Joseph Liu.
Yiyun Huang.
Bill O'Brien, representing Strangers No Longer.
Sheela Lal.
Sarah Tomas-Lemna.
Isabel Ayala.
Fanta Jatta, representing the Abisa.
Tasneem Diallo.
Brenda Maqdasi.
Karen Cardenas, representing the MI Poder.
Viviana Castelan Alamillo, representing the MI Poder.
Kurtis Fernandez, representing the APIA Vote Michigan.
Naoko Wake.
J. Wing.
Noreen Rodriguez.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at
11:20 AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov