HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. RODNEY WAKEMAN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
12:00 Noon
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 February 23, 2021. There
being no objections, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4325 before the committee:
HB 4325
(Rep. Hall)
A bill to amend 1981 PA 180, entitled "Older
Michiganians act," (MCL 400.581 to 400.594) by
adding section 6l.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4325. The motion prevailed
8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wakeman, Wozniak, Rendon, Tisdel, Pohutsky, Camilleri, Brenda Carter,
Aiyash.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Matt Hall, the bill sponsor, explained HB 4325 (H-1). Questions followed.
Scott Wamsley, Deputy Director of the Aging and Adult Services Agency in the Michigan
Department of Human and Health Services, testified in support of HB 4325 (H-1).
Dr. David LaLumia, Executive Director for the Area Agencies on Aging Association of
Michigan, submitted a card in support of HB 4325, but did not wish to speak. A copy of his
written testimony is attached.
The Chair laid SB 100 before the committee:
SB 100
(Sen. Bizon)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to
provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to
prescribe powers and duties of certain departments
of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 13a (MCL 722.123a), as added
by 2020 PA 8.
David Biwas, Legislative Director for Senator John Bizon, M.D., the bill sponsor, explained
SB 100.
Soleil Campbell, Juvenile Justice Policy, Systems and Contracts Manager in the Michigan
Department of Human Health Services, testified in support of SB 100.
Representative Marino moved to report out SB 100 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wakeman, Wozniak, Marino, Rendon, Tisdel, Pohutsky, Camilleri, Brenda
Carter, Aiyash.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Representative Rendon moved to
adjourn the committee meeting. Hearing no objections, the Chair adjourned the meeting at
12:26 p.m.
Representative Rodney Wakeman, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov