HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JOHN FITZGERALD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
12:00 PM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Fitzgerald.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Absent: Rep. Paquette.
Excused: Rep. Paquette.
Representative Shannon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 4, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4693 before the committee:
HB 4693
(Rep. Fitzgerald)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending section 3a (MCL
15.263a), as amended by 2021 PA 54.
Representative Breen moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4693. The motion prevailed 12-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Byrnes moved to report out HB 4693 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
3). The motion prevailed 8-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4693, but did not wish to speak:
Lynne Lesky, representing the Alanson Area Public Library.
Lisa Waskin, representing the Superior District Library.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan State Employee Retirees Association.
Dillon Geshel, representing the Superiorland Library Cooperative.
Alan Bolter, representing the CMH Association of Michigan.
Paige Fults, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4693, but did not wish to speak:
Professor William Wagner, representing himself.
Bill Whitbeck, representing himself.
Katherine Bussard, representing herself.
The Chair laid HB 6015, HB 6016 and HB 6017 before the committee:
HB 6015
(Rep. Tsernoglou)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section 50
(MCL 750.50), as amended by 2019 PA 135.
HB 6016
(Rep. McFall)
A bill to amend 2007 PA 132, entitled "Animal
welfare fund act," by amending section 2 (MCL
287.992).
HB 6017
(Rep. Mentzer)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending section 2950
(MCL 600.2950), as amended by 2018 PA 146.
Representative Rogers moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 6015. The motion prevailed 11-
0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Prestin.
Representative Paiz moved to report out HB 6015 with recommendation, as substitute . The
motion prevailed 8-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Representative Hill moved to report out HB 6016 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Representative Breen moved to report out HB 6017 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
The Chair laid SB 480 before the committee:
SB 480
(Sen. Hertel)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled "Land
division act," by amending section 108 (MCL
560.108), as added by 1996 PA 591.
Representative Shannon moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to SB 480. The motion prevailed 8-
0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 480, but did not wish to
speak:
Jen Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 480, but did not wish to speak:
Andrea Brown, representing the Michigan Association of Planning.
Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of Drain Commissioners.
Michelle Batora, representing the Michigan Society of Professional Surveryors.
Brett Hollandsworth, representing himself.
Representative Hoskins moved to report out SB 480 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
2). The motion prevailed 8-1-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: Rep. Bezotte.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, BeGole, Prestin.
The Chair laid SB 896 before the committee:
SB 896
(Sen. Hertel)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 279, entitled "The home
rule city act," (MCL 117.1 to 117.38) by adding
section 5l.
Danielle Burke, representing Senator Hertel, testified in support of SB 896.
Representative Byrnes moved to report out SB 896 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
The Chair laid HB 5820 before the committee:
HB 5820
(Rep. Hoadley)
A bill to authorize the department of technology,
management, and budget to convey or transfer
state-owned property in Arenac County; to
prescribe conditions for the conveyance or
transfer; to provide for powers and duties of state
departments, agencies, and officers in regard to
the property; and to provide for disposition of
revenue derived from the conveyance.
Ryan Zoschnick, representing Representative Hoadley, testified in support of HB 5820.
Kyle Kaminski, representing the Michigan Department of Corrections; and Neil DeSouza,
representing the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget; testified in
support of HB 5820. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Prestin moved to report out HB 5820 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Zorn moved to excuse Representative Paquette from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Fitzgerald adjourned the
meeting at 12:23 PM.
Representative John Fitzgerald, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov