HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. RODNEY WAKEMAN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by the Chair.
The Chair requested attendance be called. The Clerk called the attendance and announced a
quorum was present.
Present: Reps. Wakeman, Wozniak, Marino, Rendon, Tisdel, Pohutsky, Camilleri, Brenda
Carter, Aiyash.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 18, 2021. There
being no objections, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair Laid before the committee the Michigan Home Community Services Network
presentation.
John Grib, Clinical Director at Senior Services of Southwest Michigan, David Benjamin,
Program Director for A and D Home Health Care, Inc., and Michael A. Tysick, Co-Director
for A and D Home Health Care, Inc., testified on their role on being designated by the state
as a provider of the Michigan Choice Wavier program. A copy of their handout is attached.
The Chair laid HB 4472, HB 4473, HB 4474, HB 4475, HB 4476, HB 4477, HB 4478 and
HB 4479 before the committee:
HB 4472
(Rep. Anthony)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section 174a
(MCL 750.174a), as amended by 2013 PA 34.
HB 4473
(Rep. Wozniak)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by
amending the heading of chapter XXA and by
adding section 145s.
HB 4474
(Rep. Wakeman)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental
health code," by amending section 134a (MCL
330.1134a), as amended by 2014 PA 72.
HB 4475
(Rep. Bolden)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 20173a and
21313 (MCL 333.20173a and 333.21313), section
20173a as amended by 2017 PA 167 and section
21313 as amended by 2012 PA 51.
HB 4476
(Rep. Tisdel)
A bill to amend 1979 PA 218, entitled "Adult
foster care facility licensing act," by amending
sections 13, 31, and 34b (MCL 400.713, 400.731,
and 400.734b), section 13 as amended by 2018 PA
557, section 31 as amended by 1994 PA 150, and
section 34b as amended by 2018 PA 558.
HB 4477
(Rep. Ellison)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 16i
of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16i), as amended by
2012 PA 169.
HB 4478
(Rep. Farrington)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 16g
of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16g), as amended by
2020 PA 50.
HB 4479
(Rep. Brenda Carter)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and
protected individuals code," by amending section
2802 (MCL 700.2802), as amended by 2012 PA
173.
Representative Sarah Anthony, bill sponsor for HB 4472, Representative Douglas C.
Wozniak, bill sponsor for HB 4473 Representative Kyra Harris Bolden, bill sponsor for HB
4475, and Representative Brenda Carter, bill sponsor for HB 4479, provided a brief synopsis
on the entire elder law crime package. Questions followed.
The following individuals submitted a testimony card in support of HB 4472, HB 4473, HB
4474, HB 4475, HB 4476, HB 4477, HB 4478, and HB 4479, but did not wish to speak:
Todd Tennis, representing the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State
Bar of Michigan;
David LaLumia, Executive Director for the Area Agencies on Aging Association;
Jean Doss, representing Michigan Elder Justice Initiative, The Arc of Michigan and
Elder Law of Michigan;
Rebecca J. Mastee, J.D., Policy Advocate for the Michigan Catholic Conference;
Jason Lachowski, Program Specialist, Advocacy for American Association of Retired
Persons of Michigan; and
Mary Pollock, Legislative Representative for the Michigan State Employee Retirees
Association.
There being no further business before the committee; Representative Wozniak moved that
the committee adjourn. There being no objections, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 12:36
p.m.
Representative Rodney Wakeman, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov