HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. THOMAS A. ALBERT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 9,
2022
9:00
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Albert.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Albert, Whiteford, Allor, Brann, Frederick, Hornberger, VanSingel,
Yaroch, Bollin, Glenn, Lightner, Maddock, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Tate,
Peterson, Sabo, Tyrone Carter, Hood, Brabec, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff, Thanedar,
Weiss.
Absent: Reps. Marino, Cynthia Johnson.
Excused: Rep. Cynthia Johnson.
Representative Whiteford moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 24, 2022.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5586 before the committee:
HB 5586
(Rep. Hauck)
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to
accept and convey real property in Isabella
County; to prescribe conditions for the
conveyance; and to provide for disposition of the
revenue from the conveyance.
Representative Whiteford moved to report out HB 5586 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 25-1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Albert, Whiteford, Allor, Brann, Frederick, Hornberger, VanSingel, Yaroch,
Bollin, Glenn, Lightner, Maddock, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Tate, Peterson,
Tyrone Carter, Hood, Brabec, O'Neal, Steckloff, Thanedar, Weiss.
Nays: Rep. Sabo.
Pass: Rep. Rogers.
The Chair laid HB 5765 before the committee:
HB 5765
(Rep. Alexander)
A bill to amend 1943 PA 240, entitled "State
employees' retirement act," by amending section
68c (MCL 38.68c), as amended by 2020 PA 314.
Representative Allor moved to report out HB 5765 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 27-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Albert, Whiteford, Allor, Brann, Frederick, Hornberger, VanSingel, Yaroch,
Bollin, Glenn, Lightner, Maddock, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Tate, Peterson,
Sabo, Tyrone Carter, Hood, Brabec, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff, Thanedar, Weiss.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 9:05 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 4:49 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Weiss made a motion to reconsider the vote by which HB 5586 was reported.
At 4:49 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 4:52 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The motion prevailed 27-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Albert, Whiteford, Allor, Brann, Frederick, Hornberger, VanSingel, Yaroch,
Bollin, Glenn, Lightner, Maddock, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Tate, Peterson,
Sabo, Tyrone Carter, Hood, Brabec, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff, Thanedar, Weiss.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Whiteford moved to report out HB 5586 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 20-7-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Albert, Whiteford, Allor, Brann, Frederick, Hornberger, VanSingel, Yaroch,
Bollin, Glenn, Lightner, Maddock, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Tate, Peterson,
Hood, Steckloff.
Nays: Reps. Sabo, Tyrone Carter, Brabec, O'Neal, Rogers, Thanedar, Weiss.
Pass: None.
Representative Whiteford moved to lay Legislative Transfer Request 2022-1 before the
committee. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Whiteford moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2022-1.
The motion prevailed 18-9-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Albert, Whiteford, Brann, Frederick, Lightner, Slagh, VanWoerkom, Borton,
Tate, Peterson, Sabo, Tyrone Carter, Hood, Brabec, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff, Weiss.
Nays: Reps. Allor, Hornberger, VanSingel, Yaroch, Bollin, Glenn, Maddock, Beson,
Thanedar.
Pass: None.
Representative Tate moved to excuse Representative Cynthia Johnson from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Albert adjourned the meeting at
4:56 PM.
Representative Thomas Albert, Chair
Matt Carnagie
Committee Clerk
mcarnagie@house.mi.gov