HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
REP. PAT OUTMAN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Noon.
Room 519, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was called to order by Chair Outman.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie,
Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews, Grant, Miller and Wilson.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Alexander moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 20, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4426 before the committee:
HB 4426
(Rep. Borton)
A bill to amend 1963 PA 181, entitled "Motor
carrier safety act of 1963," by amending
section 2d (MCL 480.12d), as amended by
2011 PA 160.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4426, but did not wish to speak:
Jill Sokacz, representing the Michigan Trucking Association.
Representative Carra moved to report out HB 4426 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
13-1-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie,
Wortz, Koleszar, Andrews and Miller.
Nays: Rep. Herzberg.
Pass: Reps. Hope, Grant and Wilson.
The Chair laid HB 4415 before the committee:
HB 4415
(Rep. Kuhn)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled "An act
to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws
relating to the establishment, opening,
discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering,
improvement, maintenance, and use of the
public highways and private roads; the
condemnation of property and gravel therefor;
the building, repairing and preservation of
bridges; maintaining public access to
waterways under certain conditions; setting
and protecting shade trees, drainage, and
cutting weeds and brush within this state;
providing for the election or appointment and
defining the powers, duties, and compensation
of state, county, township, and district
highway officials; and to prescribe penalties
and provide remedies," by amending section
10 (MCL 224.10), as amended by 2020 PA
286.
Representative Bruck moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4415. The motion prevailed 17-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie,
Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews, Grant, Miller and Wilson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Kuhn testified in support of HB 4415.
Ed Noyola, representing the County Road Association, testified in support of HB 4415.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4415, but did not wish to speak:
Dennis Kolar, representing the Road Commission for Oakland County.
Samantha Gibson, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
The Chair laid HB 4424 and HB 4425 before the committee:
HB 4424
(Rep. Neyer)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income
tax act of 1967," (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by
adding section 678.
HB 4425
(Rep. Neyer)
A bill to create a sustainable aviation fuel
incentive program; to provide for the powers
and duties of certain state governmental
officers and entities; to provide for the
certification of certain tax credits and
incentives; and to prescribe penalties.
Representative Kunse moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4425. The motion prevailed 17-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie,
Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews, Grant, Miller and Wilson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Neyer testified in support of HB 4424 and HB 4425. Questions and discussions
followed.
Chase Attanasio, representing Clean Fuels Michigan, testified in support of HB 4424 and HB
4425. Questions and discussions followed.
Sarah Gonzales, representing Delta, testified in support of HB 4424 and HB 4425. Questions and
discussions followed.
Scott Piggot and John Delmotte, representing the Michigan Corn Growers Association, testified in
support of HB 4424 and HB 4425. Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4424 and HB 4425, but did not wish to
speak:
Ed Rivet, representing the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum.
Olga Chistyakova, representing BP.
Andrew Vermeesch, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
Kent Hartwig, representing Gevo.
Chuck Lippstreu, representing Michigan Agri-Business Association.
Brian Shoaf, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Justin Heckel, representing UPS.
The Chair laid SB 41 before the committee:
SB 41
(Sen. Damoose)
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled
"Michigan memorial highway act," (MCL
250.1001 to 250.2092) by adding section 108.
Senator DaMoose testified in support of SB 41.
Scott Schwander, representing the Grand Traverse Band of Odewa and Chippewa Indians,
testified in support of SB 41. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 41, but did not wish to speak:
Max Aulbach, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Representative Alexander moved to report out SB 41 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
17-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Outman, Alexander, Carra, Bruck, Kunse, Neyer, Prestin, Bohnak, Frisbie,
Wortz, Herzberg, Hope, Koleszar, Andrews, Grant, Miller and Wilson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Outman adjourned the meeting at
1:19 PM.
Representative Pat Outman, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov