HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES AND VETERANS
REP. KATHY SCHMALTZ
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Noon.
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Families and Veterans was called to order by Chair Schmaltz.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young,
Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Young moved to adopt the meeting minutes from August 19, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4750 before the committee:
HB 4750
(Rep. Schmaltz)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled "Foster
care and adoption services act," (MCL
722.951 to 722.960) by adding section 8f.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4750, but did not wish to speak:
Josh Pease, representing the Children's Law Section.
Representative Johnsen moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4750. The motion prevailed
10-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes
and Xiong.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Rheingans.
Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 4750 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 7-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
The Chair laid a presentation on Veteran Benefit Screening and Tiny Homes Projects before the
Committee.
Ann Rudisil gave a presentation on Veteran Benefit Screening and Tiny Homes Projects.
Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at
12:43 PM.
Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov