HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Transportation was called to order by the Chair O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Sheppard moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2019. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4081 before the committee:
HB 4081
(Rep. Kennedy) A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled
“Michigan memorial highway act,"(MCL 250.1001 to
250.2080) by adding section 25a.
Representative Kennedy, joined by Clio Area Fire Chief Kerry Paulson, testified in support of
HB 4081.
Representative Sneller offered the following amendment to HB 4081:
1. Amend page 1, line 2, after "at" by striking out "3400" and inserting "3291".
Representative Kennedy spoke to the amendment
Representative Sneller moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4081. The motion prevailed 13-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Sneller moved to refer House Bill No. 4081 as amended, as substitute (H-1). The
motion prevailed 13-0-0:
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4081, but did not wish to
speak:
Mark Polsdofer, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation.
The Chair laid HB 4485 and SB 0280 before the committee:
HB 4485
(Rep. Glenn)
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled
“Michigan memorial highway act,"(MCL 250.1001 to
250.2080) by adding section 1081.
SB 0280
(Sen. Stamas)
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled
“Michigan memorial highway act,"(MCL 250.1001 to
250.2080) by adding section 1081.
Representative Glenn testified in support of HB 4485.
Representative Alexander moved to refer House Bill No. 4485 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4485 and SB 0280, but did
not wish to speak:
Mark Polsdofer, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation.
At 10:44 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:45 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 4261 before the committee:
HB 4261
(Rep. Jones)
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled
“Michigan memorial highway act,” by amending section 92
(MCL 250.1092), as added by 2006 PA 2, and by adding
section 92a.
Representative Peterson and Representative Clemente testified in support of HB 4261.
Representative Clemente moved to refer House Bill No. 4261 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4261, but did not wish to
speak:
Mark Polsdofer, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation.
The Chair laid HB 4463 before the committee:
HB 4463
(Rep. LaFave)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
“Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by
amending sections 74116 and 78119 (MCL 324.74116 and
324.78119), section 74116 as amended by 2016 PA 1 and
section 78119 as amended by 2013 PA 81.
Representative LaFave testified in support of HB 4463. Questions and discussion followed.
Craig Brunet and Nicole Toman, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified with
no position on HB 4463.
The Chair laid HB 4628 before the committee:
HB 4628
(Rep. Shannon) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
“Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 208 (MCL
257.208), as amended by 2006 PA 565.
Representative Shannon testified in support of HB 4628.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting
at 11:01 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov