HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chair O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, LaFave, Berman, Roth, Sneller, Clemente,
Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Absent: Rep. Carra.
Excused: Rep. Carra.
Representatives Berman and Clemente joined the committee remotely.
Representative Howell moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 22, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5750 before the committee:
HB 5750
(Rep. Cambensy)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending sections 907 and 909
(MCL 257.907 and 257.909), section 907 as
amended by 2020 PA 382 and section 909 as
amended by 2000 PA 94, and by adding sections
2c, 627c, and 907b.
Representative Sneller moved to refer House Bill No. 5750 to the Committee on Judiciary. The
motion prevailed 9-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, Roth, Sneller, Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Nays: Rep. LaFave.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5734 before the committee:
HB 5734
(Rep. O'Malley)
A bill to amend 1917 PA 165, entitled "An act to
authorize highway officials to close roads under
construction, improvement or repair, or any
portion of a highway whereon a bridge is being
constructed or repaired; to require such officials to
place in good repair and to mark by proper signs
suitable detours around roads, or portions of roads,
which are closed hereunder; to provide suitable
barriers, and lights shall be maintained at the end
of such roads or portions of roads which are thus
closed and at the intersections thereof with other
roads; to require the removal of signs and barriers
located and placed hereunder; and to provide a
penalty for a violation of the provisions hereof,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 247.291) and by
adding sections 1a and 1b.
At 10:36 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:37 AM, Majority Vice Chair Eisen called the committee back to order.
Representative O'Malley, joined by William Miller, representing Operating Engineers 324, both
testified in support of HB 5734. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card with no position on HB 5734, but did not wish to speak:
Troy Hagon, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation.
At 10:50 AM, Majority Vice Chair Eisen laid the committee at ease.
At 10:51 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5568 before the committee:
HB 5568
(Rep. Sneller)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 224 (MCL
257.224), as amended by 2018 PA 656.
Representative Sneller testified in support of HB 5568. Questions and discussion followed.
Jenita Moore, representing the Michigan Department of State, testified in opposition to HB 5568.
Questions and discussion followed.
Kyle Kaminski, representing the Michigan Department of Corrections, testified with a neutral
position on HB 5568. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative LaFave moved to excuse Representative Carra from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair O'Malley adjourned the meeting at
11:27 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov