HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 352, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Mueller,
Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Kuhn, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers,
Glanville, Edwards, Farhat, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Absent: Reps. DeSana, Steckloff and Martus.
Excused: Reps. DeSana, Steckloff and Martus.
Representative Maddock moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 11, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid presentations from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and
Budget before the committee.
Caleb Buhs, Chief Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and
Budget, gave a presentation on the Land Conveyance Process. Questions and discussion followed.
Heather Frick, Agency Services Director, and Jared Amboiser, Chief Procurement Officer, both
from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, gave a presentation on
MiTN. Questions and discussion followed.
Eric Swanson, Acting Chief Information Officer, and Jared Amboiser, Chief Procurement Officer,
both from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, gave a
presentation on a proposed Digital Services Office. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid presentations on IT best practices for states before the committee.
Doug Robinson, the Executive Director for the Center for Digital Government, and Teri Tekai, the
Executive Director for the National Association of Chief Information Officers, gave a presentation
on IT best practices for states. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Maddock moved to excuse Representatives DeSana, Steckloff and Martus from the
meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bollin adjourned the meeting at 10:31
AM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Matthew Carnagie
Acting Committee Clerk
mcarnagie@house.mi.gov