HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. GRAHAM FILLER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Filler.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, Berman, Wozniak,
Clements, LaGrand, Yancey, Bolden, Hope, Breen.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Berman and Yancey joined the committee remotely.
Representative Mueller moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 15, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and HB 4850 before the committee:
HB 4847
(Rep. Filler)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and
protected individuals code," by amending sections
5104, 5106, 5310, 5313, and 5409 (MCL
700.5104, 700.5106, 700.5310, 700.5313, and
700.5409), section 5106 as amended by 2017 PA
136, section 5310 as amended by 2000 PA 54,
section 5313 as amended by 2012 PA 545, and
section 5409 as amended by 2000 PA 463, and by
adding section 5106a.
HB 4848
(Rep. Filler)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and
protected individuals code," by amending sections
5305, 5314, 5406, 5417, and 5418 (MCL
700.5305, 700.5314, 700.5406, 700.5417, and
700.5418), section 5305 as amended by 2017 PA
155, section 5314 as amended by 2018 PA 594,
section 5406 as amended by 2000 PA 464, and
sections 5417 and 5418 as amended by 2000 PA
312, and by adding sections 5314a, 5314b, and
5314c.
HB 4849
(Rep. Bolden)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and
protected individuals code," by amending sections
5303, 5304, 5306, 5306a, 5312, and 5416 (MCL
700.5303, 700.5304, 700.5306, 700.5306a,
700.5312, and 700.5416), section 5303 as
amended by 2017 PA 155, section 5306 as
amended by 2019 PA 170, section 5306a as added
by 2012 PA 173, and section 5312 as amended by
2000 PA 54.
HB 4850
(Rep. Wakeman)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and
protected individuals code," by amending sections
5414 and 5415 (MCL 700.5414 and 700.5415),
and by adding section 5312a.
At 9:05 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:06 AM, the Majority Vice Chair Mike Mueller called the committee back to order.
Representative Filler, Representative Bolden and Representative Wakeman, testified in
support of HB 4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and HB 4850.
At 9:11 AM, the Majority Vice Chair Mike Mueller laid the committee at ease.
At 9:13 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Attorney General Dana Nessel, representing the Michigan Department of Attorney General;
Christopher Smith, representing the Elder Law & Disability Rights Section of the State Bar
of Michigan; Salli Pung, representing the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program;
Nathan Piwowarski, private elder law attorney and special assistant attorney general for Adult
Protective Services; Nicole Shannon, representing the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative; and
Katharyn Barron, State Public Administrator, testified together in support of HB 4847, HB
4848, HB 4849 and HB 4850. Questions and discussion followed.
Judge John Tomlinson, representing the Michigan Probate Judges, testified in support of HB
4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and HB 4850.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and HB
4850, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Lisa Dedden Cooper, representing AARP Michigan.
Alison Hirschel, representing the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative.
Karen Mouradjian, JD, representing herself.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and HB
4850, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Charlene Distler and Stephen Buenham, representing the Michigan Guardianship
Association.
The following people submitted a card with no position on HB 4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and
HB 4850, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Peter Bade, Associate General Counsel, representing the Hurley Medical Center and
Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4847, HB 4848, HB 4849 and HB
4850, but did not wish to speak:
Ron Tatro, representing the Michigan Elder Justice Coordinating Council.
Mark McWilliams, representing Disability Rights Michigan.
Melissa Seifert, representing AARP Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Filler adjourned the meeting at
10:06 AM.
Representative Graham Filler, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov