HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
10:30
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations,
State Capitol Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by the Chair.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Absent/Excused: None.
The Chair laid HB 4224 before the committee:
HB 4224
(Rep. Hoitenga) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
“Public health code,” by amending section 7104 (MCL
333.7104), as amended by 2001 PA 233.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4224. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out House Bill No. 4224 with recommendation, as
substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4224, but did not wish to speak:
Frank Waters, representing Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Barry Cargill, representing Michigan Homecare and Hospice.
The Chair laid HB 4225 before the committee:
HB 4225
(Rep. Kahle)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
“Public health code,“ by amending section 7303a (MCL
333.7303a), as amended by 2018 PA 101.
Representative Griffin moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4225. The motion did not prevail
0-11-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: None.
Nays: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Pass: None.
Representative Wentworth moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4225. The motion prevailed
11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Leutheuser moved to report out House Bill No. 4225 with the recommendation,
as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4225, but did not wish to speak:
Frank Waters, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Barry Cargill, representing the Michigan Homecare and Hospice.
Rebecca Mastee, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference.
The Chair laid HB 4051 before the committee:
HB 4051
(Rep. Whiteford)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258,
entitled “Mental health code,"(MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106)
by adding section 165.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4051. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Warren offered the following amendment to HB 4051 (H-2):
1.
Amend page 2, line 27, after “691.1407” by inserting “IF THE INDIVIDUAL
COMPLIES WITH THIS ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS”.
Representative Warren moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4051 (H-2). The motion did not
prevail 4-7-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Warren, Byrd, Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth.
Pass: None.
Representative Leutheuser moved to report out House Bill No. 4051 with the recommendation,
as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4051, but did not wish to speak:
Tim Greimel, representing AFSCME Council 25.
The Chair laid HB 4121 before the committee:
HB 4121
(Rep. Byrd)
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The
general property tax act,” by amending section 78q (MCL
211.78q), as amended by 2016 PA 518.
Representative Hertel moved to report out House Bill No. 4121 with the recommendation. The
motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4121, but did not wish to speak:
Tim Greimel, representing AFSCME Council 25.
The Chair laid HB 4156 before the committee:
HB 4156
(Rep. Vaupel)
A bill to amend 1943 PA 240, entitled “State
employees' retirement act, “by amending section 68c (MCL
38.68c), as amended by 2018 PA 357.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-5) to HB 4156. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wentworth moved to report out House Bill No. 4156 with the recommendation,
as substitute (H-5). The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4156, but did not wish to speak:
John McNamara, representing McLaren Health Care.
The following people submitted a card with no position on HB 4156, but did not wish to speak:
Tim Greimel, representing AFSCME Council 25.
Stephanie Glidden, representing Michigan AFL-CIO.
Representative Warren moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 21, 2019. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:53 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov