HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. STEVEN JOHNSON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 11, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair Steven Johnson.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Outman moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 4, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid the following before the committee:
Presentation from Liza Estlund Olson, Director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency
Liza Estlund Olsen and Todd Cook, representing the Unemployment Insurance Agency,
testified before the committee
The Chair laid HB 4383, HB 4384, HB 4385, HB 4386, HB 4387, HB 4388, HB 4389, HB
4390, HB 4391, HB 4392, HB 4022 and HB 4164 before the committee:
HB 4383
(Rep. Berman)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding part 2.
HB 4384
(Rep. Tisdel)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding sections 26, 27, 28, and 29.
HB 4385
(Rep. Glenn)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding sections 29a and 29b.
HB 4386
(Rep. Tyrone Carter)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending sections 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 10, 10a, and 10b (MCL 15.231, 15.232,
15.233, 15.234, 15.235, 15.236, 15.240, 15.240a,
and 15.240b), section 1 as amended by 1997 PA 6,
section 2 as amended by 2018 PA 68, section 3 as
amended by 2018 PA 523, section 4 as amended
by 2020 PA 38, section 5 as amended by 2020 PA
36, section 6 as amended by 1996 PA 553, and
section 10 as amended and sections 10a and 10b
as added by 2014 PA 563, and by designating
sections 1 to 16 as part 1.
HB 4387
(Rep. Posthumus)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding section 24.
HB 4388
(Rep. Outman)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding section 25.
HB 4389
(Rep. Haadsma)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding sections 29e and 29f.
HB 4390
(Rep. Camilleri)
A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled "Legislative
council act," by amending section 104a (MCL
4.1104a), as amended by 2013 PA 241.
HB 4391
(Rep. LaFave)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," (MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by
adding sections 29c and 29d.
HB 4392
(Rep. Bollin)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending section 13 (MCL
15.243), as amended by 2018 PA 68.
HB 4022
(Rep. Berman)
A bill to amend 2016 PA 370, entitled "Electronic
open access to government act," by amending
section 1 (MCL 15.451).
HB 4164
(Rep. Berman)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending sections
1985 and 1991 (MCL 600.1985 and 600.1991),
section 1985 as added by 2015 PA 230 and section
1991 as added by 2015 PA 233, and by adding
section 1991a.
Representative O'Malley moved to report out HB 4383 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Outman moved to report out HB 4384 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Reilly moved to report out HB 4385 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Hoitenga moved to report out HB 4386 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wozniak moved to report out HB 4387 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative O'Malley moved to report out HB 4388 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative O'Malley moved to report out HB 4389 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Outman moved to report out HB 4390 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative LaGrand moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4391. The motion prevailed
9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Reilly moved to report out HB 4391 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Young moved to report out HB 4392 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4383, HB 4384, HB 4385, HB 4386,
HB 4387, HB 4388, HB 4389, HB 4390, HB 4391 and HB 4392, but did not wish to speak:
Sean Hammond, representing the Michigan Environmental Council.
Representative O'Malley moved to report out HB 4022 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, LaGrand,
Young.
Nays: Rep. Brixie.
Pass: None.
Representative Outman moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4164. The motion prevailed 8-
1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, LaGrand,
Young.
Nays: Rep. Brixie.
Pass: None.
Chair Johnson and Vice Chair Brixie made comments to the committee.
Representative Outman moved to report out HB 4164 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 8-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, LaGrand,
Young.
Nays: Rep. Brixie.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4164, but did not wish to speak:
Herassana Richards, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Tom Boyd, representing the State Court of Administrators Office.
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of County Clerks.
Meghann Keit, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
The Chair returned to the the Presentation from Liza Estlund Olson, Director of the Michigan
Unemployment Agency. Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Steven Johnson adjourned the
meeting.
Representative Steven Johnson, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov