HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. STEVEN JOHNSON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 10, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair Steven Johnson.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative O'Malley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 3, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair and Minority Vice Chair made remarks to the committee.
The Chair laid HB 4705 before the committee:
HB 4705
(Rep. Meerman)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," (MCL 15.261 to 15.275) by adding
section 9a.
Representative Meerman and Phil Forner, testified in support of HB 4705. Questions and
discussion followed.
The Chair laid SJRG before the committee:
SJRG
(Sen. Barrett)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
state constitution of 1963, by adding section 9 to
article XI, to protect certain communications with
members of the legislature.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to report out SJRG with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4448 before the committee:
HB 4448
(Rep. Steven Johnson)
AN ACT to amend 1976 PA 390, entitled "An act
to provide for planning, mitigation, response, and
recovery from natural and human-made disaster
within and outside this state; to create the
Michigan emergency management advisory
council and prescribe its powers and duties; to
prescribe the powers and duties of certain state
and local agencies and officials; to prescribe
immunities and liabilities; to provide for the
acceptance of gifts; and to repeal acts and parts of
acts," by amending section 3 (MCL 30.403), as
amended by 2002 PA 132.
Questions and discussion on the bill followed.
Representative Outman moved to report out House Bill No. 4448 with the recommendation
that the bill pass, the objections of the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding. The motion
prevailed 7-1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, LaGrand.
Nays: Rep. Brixie.
Pass: Rep. Young.
The Chair laid HB 4795 before the committee:
HB 4795
(Rep. Berman)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 1 of
chapter I (MCL 761.1), as amended by 2017 PA 2,
and by adding section 12 to chapter III.
Representative Berman, testified in support of HB 4795. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4795, but did not wish to speak:
Tom Boyd, representing the State Court Administrators Office.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4795, but did not wish to speak:
Mitch Albers, representing the Michigan Department of Attorney General.
Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
Elinor Jordan, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual
Violence.
At 11:22 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
Chair Johnson handed the gavel over to the Majority Vice Chair Pat Outman.
At 11:23 AM, the Majority Vice Chair Pat Outman called the committee back to order.
The Majority Vice Chair Pat Outman laid HB 4920 before the committee:
HB 4920
(Rep. Steven Johnson)
A bill to amend 1846 RS 2, entitled "Of the
legislature," (MCL 4.82 to 4.85) by adding section
2a.
Representative Johnson, testified in support of HB 4920. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4920, but did not wish to speak:
Elinor Jordan, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual
Violence.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4448, HB 4920, HB 4705, HB 4795
and SJRG, but did not wish to speak:
Kristie Walls.
There being no further business before the committee, the Majority Vice Chair Pat Outman
adjourned the meeting at 11:48 AM.
Representative Steven Johnson, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov