HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
REP. MICHELE HOITENGA
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Committee on Communications and Technology was called to order by Chair
Hoitenga.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hoitenga, Damoose, Griffin, Hauck, Reilly, Wozniak, Bezotte, Coleman,
Haadsma, Aiyash, Scott.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Griffin moved to adopt the minutes from the June 9th, 2021 meeting. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 372 before the committee:
SB 372
(Sen. Horn)
A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled "Michigan
telecommunications act," by amending section
309 (MCL 484.2309), as amended by 2011 PA 58.
Melanie Rhine, representing the Office of Senator Horn, testified in support of SB 372.
Gavin Goetz, representing AT&T, testified in support of SB 372.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 372, but did not wish to speak:
Bob Stewart, representing Frontier Communications.
Joelle Demand, representing the Telecommunications Association of Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB), Michigan State
Police (MSP), and the National Guard laid a presentation on cybersecurity before the
committee. The presentation was given by Laura Clark, DTMB Chief Security Officer for the
State, Bree Anderson, DTMB Legislative Liaison, Detective First Lieutenant Jim Ellis, MSP
Michigan Cyber Command, and Lt. Colonel John Brady, Michigan National Guard
Commander of the 272nd Cyber Operations Squadron.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoitenga adjourned the meeting
at 11:42 AM.
Representative Michele Hoitenga, Chair
Amy Rostkowycz
Committee Clerk
arostkowycz@house.mi.gov