HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by Chair Iden.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd,
Hertel, Bolden.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 14, 2020. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4266 and HB 5266 before the committee:
HB 4266
(Rep. Cole)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961," (MCL 600.101 to
600.9947) by adding section 2979.
HB 5266
(Rep. Cole)
A bill to amend 2008 PA 167, entitled
"Electric cooperative member-regulation act," (MCL 460.31
to 460.39) by adding sections 8a and 8b.
Joe Baumann, representing Wolverine Electric Co-Ops, testified in support of HB 4266 and HB
5266.
Representative Cole testified in support of HB 4266 and HB 5266.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4266. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4266 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Leutheuser moved to report out HB 5266 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4266 and HB 5266, but did not wish to
speak:
Andrew Vermeesch, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
Jennifer Greenburg, representing the Telecommunications Association of Michigan.
Matt Groen, representing the Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association.
Chris Horak, representing Comcast.
Bob Stewart, representing Frontier Communications.
Gavin Goetz, representing AT&T.
The Chair laid HB 4291 before the committee:
HB 4291
(Rep. Calley)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act," by amending sections 33
and 34 (MCL 169.233 and 169.234), section 33 as amended
by 2017 PA 119 and section 34 as amended by 2012 PA 277.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4291. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4291 with recommendation, as substitute (H-3).
The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4816 before the committee:
HB 4816
(Rep. Iden)
A bill relating to the promotion of regional
convention business and tourism in this state and certain
regions of this state; to provide for tourism and convention
financing and promotion programs in certain areas; to
provide for imposition and collection of assessments on the
owners of transient facilities to support tourism and
convention financing and promotion programs; to provide
for the disbursement of the assessments; to establish the
oversight functions and duties of certain state departments,
state agencies, and state employees; and to prescribe
penalties and remedies.
Representative Griffin moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4816. The motion prevailed 11-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4816 with recommendation, as substitute (H-3).
The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Meerman, Warren, Byrd, Hertel,
Bolden.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4816, but did not wish to speak:
Alex Morris, representing the Michigan Bankers Association.
Joe Agostinelli, representing Southwest Michigan First.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:52 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov