HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JAMES LOWER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to
order by the Chair Lower.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Lower, Marino, Crawford, Calley, Howell, Eisen, Meerman, Paquette,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Hope, Kuppa.
Absent/Excused: None.
The Chair laid HB 4447 and HB 4448 before the committee:
HB 4447
(Rep. Albert)
A bill to amend 2017 PA 202, entitled
“Protecting local government retirement and benefits act,”
by amending section 3 (MCL 38.2803) and by adding
sections 11 and 11a.
HB 4448
(Rep. Howell)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled “An
act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the
establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,
altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public
highways and private roads; the condemnation of property
and gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation
of bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under
certain conditions; setting and protecting shade trees,
drainage, and cutting weeds and brush within this state;
providing for the election or appointment and defining the
powers, duties, and compensation of state, county, township,
and district highway officials; and to prescribe penalties and
provide remedies,” by amending section 20b of chapter IV
(MCL 224.20b).
Representative Albert and Representative Howell testified in support of HB 4447. Questions and
discussion followed.
Ed Noyola, representing the Michigan County Road Association, testified in support of the
concept on HB 4447 and with a neutral position on HB 4448. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4447 and HB 4448, but did
not wish to speak:
Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
Representative Calley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 22, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. James Lower adjourned the meeting
at 12:22 PM.
Representative James Lower, Chair
Angela Lake
Committee Clerk
alake@house.mi.gov