HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
12:00 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Elections and Ethics was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Wendzel moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 10, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 273 and SB 278 before the committee:
SB 273
(Sen. Johnson)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding
section 761e.
SB 278
(Sen. MacDonald)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending section 761d (MCL
168.761d), as added by 2020 PA 177.
Senator Johnson and Senator MacDonald testified in support of SB 273 and SB 278.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 273 and SB 278, but did not wish to
speak:
Patrice Johnson, representing Pure Integrity for Michigan Elections.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 273 and SB 278, but did not wish
to speak:
Dorian Tyus, representing the Michigan Democratic Party.
Tim Minotas, representing the Sierra Club.
Emily Snider, representing the Michigan Anti-Defamation League.
Representative Filler moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to SB 273. The motion prevailed 7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Filler moved to report out SB 273 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 5-2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler.
Nays: Reps. Koleszar, Whitsett.
Pass: None.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to SB 278. The motion
prevailed 7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to report out SB 278 with recommendation, as
substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 5-2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler.
Nays: Reps. Koleszar, Whitsett.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 6071 before the committee:
HB 6071
(Rep. Bollin)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending section 662 (MCL
168.662), as amended by 2004 PA 92.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 6071, but did not wish
to speak:
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
Patrice Johnson, representing Pure Integrity for Michigan Elections.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 6071, but did not wish to speak:
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks.
Representative Wendzel moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 6071. The motion prevailed
7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wendzel moved to report out HB 6071 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 6124 before the committee:
HB 6124
(Rep. Bollin)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending sections 31, 683, and
730 (MCL 168.31, 168.683, and 168.730), section
31 as amended by 2012 PA 271, section 683 as
amended by 2018 PA 120, and section 730 as
amended by 1995 PA 261, and by adding section
730a.
At 12:18 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:19 PM, Majority Vice Chair Wendzel called the committee back to order.
Representative Bollin testified in support of HB 6124. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 6124, but did not wish to speak:
Patrice Johnson, representing Pure Integrity for Michigan Elections.
At 12:24 PM, Majority Vice Chair Wendzel laid the committee at ease.
At 12:25 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5938 before the committee:
HB 5938
(Rep. Berman)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled "Michigan
campaign finance act," by repealing section 30
(MCL 169.230).
Representative Koleszar moved to report out HB 5938 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar, Whitsett.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5938, but did not wish to speak:
Patrice Johnson, representing Pure Integrity for Michigan Elections.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bollin adjourned the meeting at
12:26 PM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Sondra Gordon
Committee Clerk
sgordon@house.mi.gov