HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chairman O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Sheppard moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 12, 2019. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4118 before the committee:
HB 4118
(Rep. Slagh)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
“Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 627 (MCL
257.627), as amended by 2016 PA 445.
Representative Howell moved to refer House Bill No. 4118 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis,
Sneller, Clemente, Yancey, Haadsma, Shannon.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4120 before the committee:
HB 4120
(Rep. Markkanen)
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283,
entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws
relating to the establishment, opening, discontinuing,
vacating, closing, altering, improvement, maintenance, and
use of the public highways and private roads; the
condemnation of property and gravel therefor; the building,
repairing and preservation of bridges; maintaining public
access to waterways under certain conditions; setting and
protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds and brush
within this state; providing for the election or appointment
and defining the powers, duties, and compensation of state,
county, township, and district highway officials; and to
prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by amending
section 10 of chapter IV (MCL 224.10), as amended by 2004
PA 516.
Representative Markkanen, joined by Gregg Patrick, PE, representing the Keweenaw County
Road Commission, both testified in support of the bill. Questions and discussion followed.
Ed Noyola, representing the County Road Association of Michigan, approached to answer
questions from committee members.
The following people submitted a card in neutral of HB 4120, but did not wish to speak:
Troy Hagon, representing Michigan Department of Transportation.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4120, but did not wish to speak:
Dennis Kolar, representing the Road Commission for Oakland County.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting
at 10:46 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov