HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY REFORM
REP. MICHAEL WEBBER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Regulatory Reform was called to order by Chair Webber.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Webber, Berman, Crawford, Farrington, Hoitenga, Filler, Hall, Wendzel,
Chirkun, Liberati, Cambensy, Jones, Garza, Robinson.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Frederick.
Representative Crawford moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 21, 2020. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4588 before the committee:
HB 4588
(Rep. Webber) A bill to amend 1968 PA 251, entitled
"Cemetery regulation act," by amending section 10 (MCL
456.530), as amended by 2008 PA 478.
At 10:42 a.m., the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:43 a.m., Majority Vice Chair Berman called the committee back to order.
Representative Webber testified in support of HB 4588; David Bertram, representing Michigan
State University, testified in support of HB 4588. Questions and discussion followed.
Jay Tower, representing the Michigan Cemetery Association, and David Krall, representing the
White Chapel Memorial in Troy, testified in opposition to HB 4588. Questions and discussion
followed.
At 11:10 a.m., Majority Vice Chair Berman laid the committee at ease.
At 11:11 a.m., the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5315 before the committee:
HB 5315
(Rep. Cambensy)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled
"Michigan liquor control code of 1998," by amending
section 513 (MCL 436.1513), as amended by 2018 PA 479.
Representative Berman moved to refer House Bill No. 5315 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 13-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Webber, Berman, Crawford, Farrington, Hoitenga, Filler, Hall, Wendzel,
Chirkun, Liberati, Cambensy, Jones, Garza.
Nays: Rep. Robinson.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5315:
Kerry Krone, representing the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
The Chair laid HB 5134 before the committee:
HB 5134
(Rep. VanWoerkom)
A bill to amend 1966 PA 225,
entitled "Carnival-amusement safety act of 1966," by
amending section 10 (MCL 408.660), as amended by 2014
PA 163.
Representative VanWoerkom testified in support of HB 5134; Camille Jourden-Mark,
representing Michigan's Adventure, testified in support of HB 5134. Questions and discussion
followed.
Representative Berman moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5134. The motion prevailed 14-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Webber, Berman, Crawford, Farrington, Hoitenga, Filler, Hall, Wendzel,
Chirkun, Liberati, Cambensy, Jones, Garza, Robinson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5134, but did not wish to speak:
Erika Scheffer, Director of State Advocacy for the International Association of Amusement
Parks & Attractions.
Representative Berman moved to excuse Representative Frederick from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Representative Webber adjourned the
meeting at 11:45 AM.
Representative Michael Webber, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov