HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. TULLIO LIBERATI
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
12:00 PM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair Liberati.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative McFall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 27, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4942 before the committee:
HB 4942
(Rep. Dievendorf)
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to
convey state-owned property in Ingham County to
the house of representatives; to prescribe
conditions for the conveyance; to provide for
powers and duties of state agencies and
departments concerning the property and the
conveyance; and to provide for disposition of
revenue derived from the conveyance.
Representative Dievendorf testified in support of HB 4942. Questions and discussion
followed.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4942, but did not wish
to speak:
Niel DeSouza, representing the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and
Budget.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 4942 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Posthumus, Greene.
The Chair laid HB 4720 and HB 4721 before the committee:
HB 4720
(Rep. Puri)
A bill to provide for the statewide coordination of
equal language access to state services by
individuals with limited English proficiency; to
provide for the powers and duties of certain state
governmental officers and entities; and to establish
a process for submitting complaints and obtaining
remedies for lack of equal language access and for
denials of equal access based on one's national
origin.
HB 4721
(Rep. Fitzgerald)
A bill to facilitate access to state services by
individuals with limited English proficiency; to
provide for the powers and duties of certain state
governmental officers and entities; and to provide
for biennial reports concerning equal language
access.
Representatives Fitzgerald and Puri testified in support of HBs 4720 and 4721. Questions and
discussion followed.
Henry Duong, representing Rising Voices, testified in support of HBs 4720 and 4721.
Elinor Jordan, representing Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, testified in support of HBs
4720 and 4721.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4720 and HB 4721, but did not wish
to speak:
Rachel Richards, representing the Michigan League of Public Policy.
Connor McNeely, representing the Detroit Disability Power.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Liberati adjourned the meeting
at 12:27 PM.
Representative Tullio Liberati, Chair
Legan Rose
Committee Clerk
LRose@house.mi.gov