HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. TULLIO LIBERATI
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
12:00 PM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair Liberati.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 4, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 870 before the committee:
SB 870
(Sen. McCann)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending section 3a (MCL
15.263a), as amended by 2023 PA 214.
Senator McCann and Teri Langley, representing Disability Network Michigan, testified in
support of SB 870. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 870, but did not wish to speak:
William Wagner, representing Himself.
Katherine Bussard, representing Herself.
Brenda Pilgrim, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Paige Fults, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Alan Bolter, representing the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan.
Mary Pollock, representing the American Association of University Women of Michigan.
Dana Paglia-King, representing the National Association of Social Workers- Michigan
Chapter.
Representative McFall moved to report out SB 870 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Posthumus, Greene.
The Chair laid SB 669 and SB 670 before the committee:
SB 669
(Sen. Moss)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending section 2 (MCL
15.232), as amended by 2018 PA 68.
SB 670
(Sen. McBroom)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending sections 6, 10, and
13 (MCL 15.236, 15.240, and 15.243), section 6
as amended by 1996 PA 553, section 10 as
amended by 2014 PA 563, and section 13 as
amended by 2023 PA 64, and by adding section
14a.
Senator Moss and Senator McBroom testified in support of SBs 669 and 670. Questions and
discussion followed.
Merissa Kovach, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, testified in
support of SBs 669 and 670,
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 669 and SB 670, but did not wish to
speak:
Logan Vorce, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Julie Campbell-Bode, representing Herself.
MaryJo Ebert and Nomi Joyrich, representing the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social
Justice Network.
Denise Hartsough and Paula Bowman, representing the League of Women Voters of
Michigan.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan State Employee Retirees Association.
Mary Pollock, representing the American Association of University Women of Michigan.
Representative Erin Byrnes.
Charmie Gholston, representing the Citizens for Prison Reform.
James Tarrant, representing the Michigan Press Association.
Casey Jones, representing the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
Steve Delie, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Ryan Sebolt, representing the Michigan American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations.
Denzel McCampbell, representing the Progress Michigan.
Representative Tom Kunse.
David Handsor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 670, but did not wish to speak:
Katherine Bussard, representing Herself.
William Wagner, representing Himself.
At 12:48 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:48 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Greene moved to report out SB 669 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Posthumus moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 670. The motion prevailed
5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out SB 670 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 6034 and HB 6035 before the committee:
HB 6034
(Rep. Paiz)
A bill to create standards and processes for the
selection of materials for inclusion in or
withdrawal from the collections of certain public
libraries; to provide for the powers and duties of
certain state and local governmental officers and
entities; and to provide remedies.
HB 6035
(Rep. Glanville)
A bill to create standards and processes for the
selection of materials for inclusion in or
withdrawal from a district library's collection; to
provide for the powers and duties of certain state
and local governmental officers and entities; and
to provide remedies.
Representative Glanville and Representative Paiz discussed the substitutes H-3 and H-2 to
HBs 6034 and 6035.
Katherine Bussard, representing herself, testified in opposition of HB 6035. Questions and
discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 6034 and HB 6035, but did not wish
to speak:
Dana Paglia-King, representing the National Association of Social Workers- Michigan
Chapter.
Jenny Marr, representing the Michigan Library Association and Capital Area District
Libraries.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 6035, but did not wish to speak:
William Wagner, representing Himself.
Bill Whitbeck, representing Himself.
Representative McFall moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 6034. The motion prevailed 3-
2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Reps. Posthumus, Greene.
Pass: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 6034 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-3). The motion prevailed 3-2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Reps. Posthumus, Greene.
Pass: None.
Representative McFall moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 6035. The motion prevailed 3-
2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Reps. Posthumus, Greene.
Pass: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 6035 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 3-2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Reps. Posthumus, Greene.
Pass: None.
At 1:04 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 1:10 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5936 before the committee:
HB 5936
(Rep. Farhat)
A bill to declare the powers and duties of the
commission on Middle Eastern American affairs;
and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain
state governmental officers and entities.
Dylan Gebhard, representing the Office of Representative Farhat, and Representative Byrnes
testified in support of HB 5936. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5936, but did not wish to speak:
Kyle Zawacki, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs.
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
Representative McFall moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5936. The motion prevailed 3-
1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Rep. Greene.
Pass: Rep. Posthumus.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 5936 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 3-1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: Rep. Greene.
Pass: Rep. Posthumus.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Liberati adjourned the meeting
at 1:16 PM.
Representative Tullio Liberati, Chair
Legan Rose
Committee Clerk
LRose@house.mi.gov