HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
10:30
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by the Chair Iden.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Hertel.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Neeley.
The Chair laid HB 4451 before the committee:
HB 4451
(Rep. Calley)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by
adding section 3406u.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4451. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4451 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0.
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4549 and HB 4550 before the committee:
HB 4549
(Rep. Crawford)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116,
entitled "An act to provide for the protection of children
through the licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards
of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and
duties of certain departments of this state and adoption
facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts
of acts," by amending section 10 (MCL 722.120), as
amended by 2017 PA 257.
HB 4550
(Rep. Carter)
A bill to amend 2008 PA 260, entitled
"Guardianship assistance act," by amending section 4 (MCL
722.874), as amended by 2015 PA 227.
Representative Hertel moved to report out HB 4549 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
10-0-0.
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Leutheuser moved to report out HB 4550 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0.
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 0239 before the committee:
SB 0239
(Sen. Chang)
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
"Occupational code," by amending section 1803 (MCL
339.1803).
Representative Warren moved to report out SB 0239 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0.
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 0239, but did not wish to speak:
David Gregory, representing the Wayne State University of Mortuary Science.
Marnie Wills, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Becky Bechler, representing the Michigan Funeral Director Association.
Representative Hertel moved to excuse Representative Neeley from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 23, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:44 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov