HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON RULES
REP. BILL SCHUETTE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Rules was called to order by Chair Schuette.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer and
Liberati.
Absent: Rep. Herzberg.
Excused: Rep. Herzberg.
Representative Wendzel moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 08, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4101 before the committee:
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4101, but did not wish to speak:
Brian Gibbert, representing the American Physical Therapy Association Michigan.
Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Representative Posthumus moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4101. The motion prevailed 8-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer and Liberati.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Aragona moved to report out HB 4101 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Thursday, May 15, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building
HB 4101
(Rep. Bierlein)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211)
by adding section 16188.
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer and Liberati.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4021 before the committee:
Representative Aragona testified in support of HB 4021. Questions and discussions followed.
Judge A. T. Frank, representing the Michigan District Judges Association, testified in support of
HB 4021.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4021, but did not wish to speak:
Trevor VanDyke, representing the State Court Administrative Office.
Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan.
The Chair laid HB 4113 before the committee:
Representative Steckloff testified in support of HB 4113. Questions and discussions followed.
Jerry Griffin , representing the Midwest Independent Retailers Association, testified in support
of HB 4113. Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4113, but did not wish to speak:
John McNamara, representing the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association.
Matt Sowash, representing the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
Tony Mitchell, representing the Michigan Spirits Association.
Representative DeBoer moved to excuse Representative Herzberg from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schuette adjourned the meeting at
10:56 AM.
Representative Bill Schuette, Chair
Taylor Thrush
HB 4021
(Rep. Aragona)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961," by
amending sections 5735 and 8511 (MCL
600.5735 and 600.8511), section 5735 as
amended by 2004 PA 105 and section 8511 as
amended by 2014 PA 124.
HB 4113
(Rep. Steckloff)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998," by
amending section 233 (MCL 436.1233), as
amended by 2022 PA 135.
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov