HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
REP. JERRY NEYER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 14, 2026
10:30 AM
Room 308, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Agriculture was called to order by Chair Neyer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Paiz, Dievendorf and
Rheingans.
Absent: Rep. Skaggs.
Excused: Rep. Skaggs.
Representative Kunse moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 30, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5645 before the committee:
HB 5645
(Rep. Phil Green)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 190, entitled
"Privately owned cervidae producers
marketing act," by amending sections 2, 3, 4,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 17 (MCL 287.952,
287.953, 287.954, 287.956, 287.957, 287.958,
287.959, 287.960, 287.961, 287.964, and
287.967), as amended by 2006 PA 561.
Representative Green and Ryan Halfman, representing the United Deer Farmers of Michigan,
testified in support of HB 5645. Questions and discussion followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5645, but did not wish to speak:
Justin Tomei, representing the MI Farm Bureau.
Representative Fox moved to excuse Representative Skaggs from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Neyer adjourned the meeting at 10:55
AM.
Representative Jerry Neyer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov