HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. STEPHANIE A YOUNG
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
12:00 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by Chair
Young.
The Clerk read the letter from House Speaker Joe Tate which appointed members of the
House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Young, Coffia, Glanville, Arbit, Edwards, MacDonell, Wozniak, Fox,
Friske, Johnsen.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Arbit joined the committee remotely.
Representative Coffia moved to adopt Room 326, Tuesdays, at Noon, as the standing room,
day, and time of the House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Young, Coffia, Glanville, Edwards, MacDonell, Wozniak, Fox, Friske,
Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Chair Young announced that the House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors will
follow the Uniform Committee rules, stated in the House Standing Rules, that were adopted
on the House Floor.
The Chair laid a presentation on the Governor's Child Welfare Task Force before the
committee.
Chief Circuit and Probate Court Judge, Gregory C. Pittman, and Michael E. Williams,
President and CEO of Orchards Children's Services gave a presentation on the Governor's
Child Welfare Task Force. Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Young adjourned the meeting at
12:51 PM.
Representative Stephanie Young, Chair
Elaine Kupiec
Committee Clerk
ekupiec@house.mi.gov