HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 19, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Harris moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 22, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5232 and HB 5233 before the committee:
HB 5232
(Rep. Koleszar)
A bill to amend 1955 PA 133, entitled "An act
to provide for the granting of military leaves
and providing re-employment protection for
officers and enlisted men of the military or
naval forces of the state or of the United
States," by amending section 3a (MCL
32.273a), as added by 2005 PA 8.
HB 5233
(Rep. Robinson)
A bill to require certain employers to provide
paid military leave for certain members of
those employers; and to provide certain
conditions for the use of paid military leave.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5233, but did not wish to speak:
Dave Hodgkins, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Representative Harris moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5233. The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5232 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5233 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HCR 2 and HB 5151 before the committee:
HCR 2
(Rep. Meerman)
A concurrent resolution prescribing the Rules
of the Legislature for Selecting
Commissioners to an Article V Convention.
HB 5151
(Rep. Meerman)
A bill to prohibit a commissioner representing
this state at a convention under Article V of the
Constitution of the United States from
exceeding that commissioner's scope of
authority; to prohibit an individual from
bribing, threatening, intimidating, or
obstructing a commissioner; and to prescribe
penalties.
At 9:06 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:06 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Meerman, and Sarah Santana, representing the Convention of States, testified in
support of HB 5151 and HCR 2. Questions and discussion followed.
Robert Bonhag testified in support of HB 5151 and HCR 2.
Chester Grant testified in support of HB 5151 and HCR 2.
Kurt O’Keefe testified in support of HB 5151 and HCR 2.
Natalie Hansen testified in support of HB 5151 and HCR 2.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5151 and HCR 2, but did not wish to
speak:
Marilynn Grant.
Kelly Oldford.
Laura Murphy.
Rick Taylor.
Charles Johns.
John Poelstra.
Michelle Connolly.
Robert Simpson.
Susan Loubert.
George Moorman.
James Gallant.
Michael Mallon.
John Phillips.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 9:35
AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov