HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ETHICS AND OVERSIGHT
REP. ERIN BYRNES
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 14, 2024
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Ethics and Oversight was called to order by Chair Byrnes.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela, Kunse, Wozniak,
Harris.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Hoskins moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 13, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5581 before the committee:
HB 5581
(Rep. Wilson)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled "An act to
regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require
registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to
require the filing of reports; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 5 (MCL
4.415), as amended by 1986 PA 83.
Representative Wilson testified in support of HB 5581. Questions and discussion followed.
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State, testified in support of HB 5581.
Questions and discussion followed.
Henry Mayers, representing Michiganders for Fair & Transparent Elections, testified in
support of HB 5581.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5586 and HB 5581, but did not wish
to speak:
Logan Vorce, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Roberta Duda RN, representing the Michigan Nurses Association Retirees Council.
Sean McBrearty, representing Clean Water Action.
Kim Murphy-Kovalick, representing Voters Not Politicians.
Paula Bowman & Denise Hartsough, representing the League of Women Voters of
Michigan.
Representative Breen moved to report out HB 5581 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 6-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Kunse, Wozniak, Harris.
The Chair laid HB 5586 before the committee:
HB 5586
(Rep. Hope)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled "An act to
regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require
registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to
require the filing of reports; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 6a (MCL
4.416a), as added by 1994 PA 383, and by adding
section 6b.
At 10:46 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:47 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Wegela moved to report out HB 5586 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 6-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Kunse, Wozniak, Harris.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Byrnes adjourned the meeting at
10:48 AM.
Representative Erin Byrnes, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov