HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
REP. NATE SHANNON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure was called to order by
Chair Shannon.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins,
Miller, Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Farhat moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 6, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Chair Shannon offered the following proposed Committee rules:
1. For any item of legislation considered by the committee, at least 1 meeting will be called at
which the public may address the committee regarding that item of legislation. Oral
testimony may be limited at the discretion of the committee chair. The Committee may accept
written testimony in lieu of oral testimony.
2. All testimony shall be on the subject matter pertaining to the committee agenda.
Representative MacDonell moved to adopt the proposed Committee rules. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller,
Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 10:36 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:42 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5151 before the committee:
HB 5151
(Rep. Shannon)
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled "Michigan
memorial highway act," (MCL 250.1001 to
250.2092) by adding section 30c.
At 10:43 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:44 AM, Majority Vice Chair MacDonell called the committee back to order.
Representative Shannon, joined by Sergeant Lamar Kashat, representing the Sterling Heights
Police Department, testified in support of HB 5151. Questions and discussion followed.
At 10:48 AM, Majority Vice Chair MacDonell laid the committee at ease.
At 10:50 AM, Majority Vice Chair MacDonell called the committee back to order.
Sherry Carnell, family of Officer Leroy Imus, testified in support of HB 5151. Questions and
discussion followed.
At 10:55 AM, Majority Vice Chair MacDonell laid the committee at ease.
At 10:56 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Conlin moved to report out HB 5151 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller,
Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5378 and HB 5379 before the committee:
HB 5378
(Rep. Prestin)
A bill to amend 1980 PA 119, entitled "Motor
carrier fuel tax act," by amending section 1 (MCL
207.211), as amended by 2015 PA 178.
HB 5379
(Rep. Hill)
A bill to amend 1960 PA 124, entitled "An act to
create the Michigan highway reciprocity board; to
prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state and local
governmental officers and entities; to allow certain
reciprocal compacts, agreements, and
arrangements; and to repeal certain acts and parts
of acts," by amending section 3 (MCL 3.163), as
amended by 2022 PA 25.
Representative Hill, joined by Cameron Bruno, representing Representative Prestin's office,
and Henry Schienebeck, representing the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association,
testified in support of HB 5378 and HB 5379. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5378 and HB 5379, but did not wish
to speak:
Justin Knepper, representing the Michigan Association of Timbermen.
Peter Mormon, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Shannon adjourned the meeting
at 11:05 AM.
Representative Nate Shannon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov