HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. STEVEN JOHNSON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
9:00 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by the Chair Steven Johnson.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Reilly, O'Malley, Wozniak, Brixie, LaGrand,
Young.
Absent: Rep. Hoitenga.
Excused: None.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 24, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid the following before committee:
Testimony on Issues surrounding the Unemployment Insurance Agency and unemployment
benefit payback notices.
Tony Paris, representing the Sugar Law Center, testified with no position on Questions and
discussion followed.
Emily Mitchell, representing the themselves, testified with no position on
Lisa Ruby, representing the Michigan Poverty Law and University of Michigan Law Clinic,
testified with no position on Questions and discussion followed.
Alex Hill, representing the themselves, testified with no position on
IIona Bilore, representing the themselves, testified with no position on
Patricia Buck and Liana Handly, representing the themselves, testified with no position on
The following people submitted a card with no position on , but due to the time constraints
were unable to speak:
Chris Gelarden, representing the themselves.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Steven Johnson adjourned the
meeting at 10:17 AM.
Representative Steven Johnson, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: September 9,
2021