HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
REP. NATE SHANNON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure was called to order by
Chair Shannon.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg,
Outman, Roth, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Absent: Rep. Bruck.
Excused: Rep. Bruck.
Representative Hoskins moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 14, 2024. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5341 and HB 5342 before the committee:
HB 5341
(Rep. BeGole)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending sections 2 and 698
(MCL 257.2 and 257.698), section 2 as amended
by 2011 PA 231 and section 698 as amended by
2020 PA 382.
HB 5342
(Rep. Shannon)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 312e (MCL
257.312e), as amended by 2022 PA 193.
Representative Kunse moved to report out HB 5341 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Farhat, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg, Outman, Roth,
Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Miller moved to report out HB 5342 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg,
Outman, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5696 before the committee:
HB 5696
(Rep. Price)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending sections 252d, 320a,
707b, 707c, 707d, 732, and 907 (MCL 257.252d,
257.320a, 257.707b, 257.707c, 257.707d,
257.732, and 257.907), section 252d as amended
by 2022 PA 89, section 320a as amended by 2023
PA 39, section 707c as amended by 2020 PA 382,
section 732 as amended by 2023 PA 40, and
section 907 as amended by 2024 PA 22.
Representative Price, joined by Michael Moore, the Royal Oak Police Department Chief of
Police, Scott Grewe, the Birmingham Police Department Chief of Police, Mayor Monica Hunt,
representing the City of Royal Oak, Mayor Bret Scott, representing the City of Pleasant Ridge,
testified in support of HB 5696. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5696, but did not wish to speak:
Stephanie Johnson, representing the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.
Julian Diaz, resident of Birmingham.
Jim Murray, resident of Birmingham.
City of Birmingham.
Raylon Leaks-May, Mayor of the City of Ferndale.
Berkley City Council, representing the City of Berkley.
Dani Walsh, Township Supervisor of Bloomfield Township.
James Gallagher, Police Chief of Bloomfield Township.
Martin Brook, Township Clerk of Bloomfield Township.
Chris Wilson, City Manager of Huntington Woods.
Bridget Dean May of the City of Berkley.
Ken Siver, Mayor of Southfield.
Michael Schostal, Treasurer of Bloomfield Township.
The Chair laid HB 5733 before the committee:
HB 5733
(Rep. Tyrone Carter)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending the title and section
219 (MCL 257.219), as amended by 2018 PA 74,
and by adding sections 820a and 820b.
Representative Tyrone Carter testified in support of HB 5733. Questions and discussion
followed.
Randy Spader and Kevin Kalczynski, representing the Ambassador Bridge, approached to
answer questions from committee members.
Representative Beson testified in opposition to HB 5733. Questions and discussion followed.
Melissa Horste and Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State, testified in
opposition to HB 5733. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5733, but did not wish to speak:
Lance Binoniemi, representing the Michigan Infrastructure Associates.
Michael Tardif, representing Michigan Teamsters JC 43.
Representative Outman moved to excuse Representative Bruck from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Shannon adjourned the meeting at
11:47 AM.
Representative Nate Shannon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov