HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. JASON M SHEPPARD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
9:00 AM
Room 308, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chairman
Sheppard.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Sheppard, Cole, Lilly, Greig, Rabhi.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Cole moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 12, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4366 and HB 4367 before the committee:
HB 4366
(Rep. Sheppard)A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled”
Public health code,” by amending section 17744b (MCL
333.17744b), as amended by 2016 PA 384.
HB 4367
(Rep. Sheppard)A bill to allow library employees or agents
to carry and administer opioid antagonists in certain
circumstances; to provide access to opioid antagonists by
certain libraries and library employees or agents; and to limit
the civil and criminal liability of certain libraries and library
employees or agents for the possession, distribution, and use
of opioid antagonists under certain circumstances.
The Chair testified in support of HB 4366 and HB 4367.
Gail Madzair, representing the Michigan Library Association, and Kristin Shelley, representing
East Lansing Public Library, both testified in support of HB 4366 and HB 4367. Questions and
discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4366 and HB 4367, but did not wish to
speak:
Caroline Liethein, representing Michigan Department of Education.
Representative Lilly moved to report out House Bill No. 4366 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Sheppard, Cole, Lilly, Greig, Rabhi.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Greig moved to report out House Bill No. 4367 with. The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Sheppard, Cole, Lilly, Greig, Rabhi.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4306 before the committee:
HB 4306
(Rep. Cole)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
“Revised judicature act of 1961,"by amending section 3212
(MCL 600.3212), as amended by 2011 PA 301.
Representative Cole and Brad Thompson, representing the Detroit Legal News, testified in
support of HB 4306. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4306, but did not wish to
speak:
Haleigh Krombeen, representing the Michigan Credit Union League.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4306, but did not wish to speak:
Lisa McGraw, Michigan Press
Representative Lilly moved to report out House Bill No. 4306 with the recommendation. The
motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Sheppard, Cole, Lilly, Greig, Rabhi.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jason Sheppard adjourned the
meeting at 9:18 AM.
Representative Jason Sheppard, Chair
Angela Lake
Committee Clerk
alake@house.mi.gov