HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
REP. NATE SHANNON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 18, 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, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg,
Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Herzberg moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2024. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5732 before the committee:
HB 5732
(Rep. Shannon)
A bill to amend 2016 PA 436, entitled "Unmanned
aircraft systems act," by amending section 7 (MCL
259.307), as added by 2018 PA 442.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5732, but did not wish to speak:
Neil DeSouza, representing the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and
Budget.
Representative Miller moved to report out HB 5732 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg,
Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5779 before the committee:
HB 5779
(Rep. Churches)
A bill to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled "Of the
powers and duties of townships, the election and
duties of township officers, and the division of
townships," (MCL 41.1a to 41.110c) by adding
section 2b.
Representative Farhat moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5779. The motion prevailed 11-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg,
Roth, Bruck, Kunse.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Outman, St. Germaine.
Representative Farhat moved to report out HB 5779 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 8-0-5:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Shannon, MacDonell, Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Hoskins, Miller, Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Outman, Roth, Bruck, Kunse, St. Germaine.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5779, but did not wish to speak:
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Shannon adjourned the meeting at
10:40 AM.
Representative Nate Shannon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov