HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM
REP. DAVID MARTIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism was called to order by Chair Martin.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Martin, St. Germaine, VanderWall, Outman, Hoadley, Johnsen, Prestin,
Bohnak, Fairbairn, Wortz, McFall, Weiss, Myers-Phillips and Wooden.
Absent: Reps. Scott, Arbit and Foreman.
Excused: Reps. Scott, Arbit and Foreman.
The Chair laid HB 4073 before the committee:
Representative Prestin testified in support of HB 4073. Questions and discussions followed.
Chris Semrinec and Chief Jason Haines, representing the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources, testified in opposition to HB 4073. Questions and discussions followed.
Dan Harrington testified in support of HB 4073. Questions and discussions followed.
Mark Leboeuf testified in support of HB 4073.
Senator McBroom testified in support of HB 4073.
The Chair laid HB 4074 before the committee:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Noon.
Room 519, House Office
Building
HB 4073
(Rep. Prestin)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental
protection act," by amending section 1602
(MCL 324.1602), as added by 1995 PA 60,
and by adding section 1507.
HB 4074
(Rep. Markkanen)
A bill to amend 1986 PA 109, entitled "An act
to prescribe certain powers and duties of
conservation officers; and to vest in
conservation officers certain powers,
Representative Markkanen testified in support of HB 4074. Questions and discussions followed.
Chris Semrinec and Chief Jason Haines, representing the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources testified in opposition to HB 4074. Questions and discussions followed.
Representative Markkanen returned to answer questions from the committee.
Chris Semrinec and Chief Jason Haines returned to answer questions from the committee.
The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 4074, but due to the
time constraints were unable to speak:
Dan Harrington.
Mark Leboeuf.
Senator McBroom.
Representative Prestin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 19, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
Representative Hoadley moved to excuse Reps. Scott, Arbit, and Foreman from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Martin adjourned the meeting at
1:29 PM.
Representative David Martin, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov
privileges, prerogatives, and immunities of
peace officers," (MCL 300.21 to 300.22) by
adding section 1a.