HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM
REP. MICHAEL WEBBER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Regulatory Reform was called to order by Chair Webber.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Webber, Berman, Crawford, Farrington, Frederick, Hoitenga, Filler, Hall,
Wendzel, Chirkun, Cambensy, Jones, Garza.
Absent/Excused: Reps. Liberati, Robinson.
Representative Chirkun moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 3, 2019. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4916, HB 4917 and HB 4918 before the committee:
HB 4916
(Rep. Iden)
A bill to create the sports betting act; to
impose requirements for persons to engage in sports betting;
to provide for the powers and duties of state governmental
officers and entities; to impose fees; to impose a tax on the
conduct of licensed sports betting; to prohibit certain acts in
relation to sports betting and to prescribe penalties for those
violations; to require the promulgation of rules; and to
provide remedies.
HB 4917
(Rep. Hall)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code,"(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding
section 310d.
HB 4918
(Rep. Webber) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The
code of criminal procedure," by amending section 14d of
chapter XVII (MCL 777.14d), as amended by 2016 PA 272.
Representative Iden testified in support of HB 4916.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4916, HB 4917 and HB
4918, but did not wish to speak:
Bob DeVries, representing the representing the PGA Tour, NBA, and Major League
Baseball.
Matt Sowash, representing the representing the Draft Kings and Fan Duel.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4916, HB 4917 and HB 4918, but did
not wish to speak:
Bethany Wicksall, representing the representing the Michigan State Budget Office.
Representative Chirkun moved to excuse Representatives Liberati and Robinson from the
meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Michael Webber adjourned the
meeting at 10:47 AM.
Representative Michael Webber, Chair
Sondra Gordon
Committee Clerk
sgordon@house.mi.gov