HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Calley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Paquette, Slagh,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Berman joined the committee remotely.
Representative Alexander moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 27, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Howell moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 23, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4416 before the committee:
HB 4416
(Rep. Anthony)
A bill to prohibit the recording of deeds or other
instruments relating to real property that contain
certain restrictive covenants or conditions; to
make such restrictions unenforceable; and to
provide remedies with respect to those
instruments.
Remy Gelderloss, from Representative Anthony's office, and Charles Hobbs, representing the
Lansing ACLU, explained substitute (H-2) to HB 4416.
Representative Ellison moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4416. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Ellison moved to report out HB 4416 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
2). The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4416 and HB 4417, but did not wish
to speak:
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of Registers of Deeds.
Maureen Watson-Bolger, representing the City of East Lansing.
The Chair laid HB 6017 before the committee:
HB 6017
(Rep. Bellino)
A bill to amend 1992 PA 147, entitled
"Neighborhood enterprise zone act," by amending
section 11 (MCL 207.781), as amended by 2021
PA 44.
Representative Bellino and Jared Fleisher, representing Rocket Mortgage, testified in support
of HB 6017. Questions and discussion followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 6017, but did not wish to speak:
Jen Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
The Chair laid HB 5615 and HB 5616 before the committee:
HB 5615
(Rep. Calley)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 2804, 2843,
2843b, 2844, and 16221 (MCL 333.2804,
333.2843, 333.2843b, 333.2844, and 333.16221),
section 2804 as amended by 2012 PA 499, section
2843 as amended by 2013 PA 79, section 2843b as
added by 1986 PA 185, and section 16221 as
amended by 2020 PA 232.
HB 5616
(Rep. Tyrone Carter)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 181, entitled "An act
relative to investigations in certain instances of the
causes of death within this state due to violence,
negligence or other act or omission of a criminal
nature or to protect public health; to provide for
the taking of statements from injured persons
under certain circumstances; to abolish the office
of coroner and to create the office of county
medical examiner in certain counties; to prescribe
the powers and duties of county medical
examiners; to prescribe penalties for violations of
the provisions of this act; and to prescribe a
referendum thereon," by amending sections 2 and
3 (MCL 52.202 and 52.203), as amended by 2012
PA 171.
Representative Bezotte moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5615. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Bezotte moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5616. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 12:20 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:20 PM, Majority Vice Chair Bezotte called the committee back to order.
Representative Julie Calley, Phil Douma and Sarah Jensen-Vatter, both representing the
Michigan Funeral Directors Association, testified in support of HB 5615 and HB 5616.
At 12:29 PM, Majority Vice Chair Bezotte laid the committee at ease.
At 12:29 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Thadd Gormas, representing the Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants, testified in
support of the bill as introduced and in opposition to substitute (H-1) to HB 5615. Questions
and discussion followed.
Donna Craig, representing the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, testified in support
of the bill as introduced and with concerns with substitute (H-1) to HB 5615. Questions and
discussion followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5615, but did not wish to speak:
Judy McKenna, representing the Michigan Association of Colleges of Nursing.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
1:05 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov