HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON RULES
REP. BILL SCHUETTE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Rules was called to order by Chair Schuette.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer, Liberati
and Herzberg.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
The Chair laid HB 4151 before the committee:
Representative Martin testified in support of HB 4151.
Representative Aragona moved to report out HB 4151 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer, Liberati and
Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4153 before the committee:
Thursday, March 6, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building
HB 4151
(Rep. Martin)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section
1531 (MCL 380.1531), as amended by 2023
PA 110.
HB 4153
(Rep. DeBoer)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending sections
501, 521, 551, 1231, 1233, 1311b, 1526,
1535a, and 1809 (MCL 380.501, 380.521,
380.551, 380.1231, 380.1233, 380.1311b,
Representative DeBoer explained the proposed substitute (H-1) for HB 4153.
Representative Posthumus moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4153. The motion prevailed 9-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer, Liberati and
Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4153, but did not wish to speak:
Meghann Keit, representing the Michigan Association of State Universities.
Representative DeBoer moved to report out HB 4153 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 6-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus and DeBoer.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Witwer, Liberati and Herzberg.
Representative Aragona moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 20, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schuette adjourned the meeting at
10:40 AM.
Representative Bill Schuette, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov
380.1526, 380.1535a, and 380.1809), sections
501 and 551 as amended by 2016 PA 192,
section 521 as added by 2003 PA 179, section
1231 as amended by 2020 PA 23, section
1233 as amended by 2023 PA 111, section
1311b as amended by 2012 PA 620, section
1526 as amended by 2023 PA 110, section
1535a as amended by 2016 PA 532, and
section 1809 as amended by 2020 PA 384,
and by adding section 1531l.