HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
REP. JERRY NEYER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Agriculture was called to order by Chair Neyer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Dievendorf,
Rheingans and Skaggs.
Absent: Rep. Paiz.
Excused: Rep. Paiz.
Chair Neyer laid a presentation from the Michigan Vegetable Council before the committee.
Greg Bird representing the Michigan Vegetable Council, Kent Karnemaat representing
Karnemaat Farms, and Adam Van Dyk representing Vam Dyk farms gave presentation.
Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid HB 4122 before the committee:
Representative Neyer offered the following amendment to HB 4122:
1. Amend page 12, line 11, by striking out "movie" and inserting "meeting".
Representative Kunse moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4122. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Dievendorf, Rheingans
and Skaggs.
Nays: None.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 308, House Office
Building
HB 4122
(Rep. Alexander)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled "Food
law," by amending sections 1105, 1111, and
4102 (MCL 289.1105, 289.1111, and
289.4102), section 1105 as amended by 2014
PA 516, section 1111 as amended by 2018 PA
92, and section 4102 as amended by 2012 PA
178.
Pass: None.
Representative Skaggs testified in support of his amendment for HB 4122.
Representative Skaggs offered the following amendment to HB 4122:
1. Amend page 12, line 21, after "2026." by striking out the balance of the line through "2026."
on line 25.
Representative Skaggs moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4122. The motion did not prevail
2-7-1:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Rheingans and Skaggs.
Nays: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse and Pavlov.
Pass: Rep. Dievendorf.
Representative Lightner moved to report out HB 4122 with recommendation, as amended. The
motion prevailed 9-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Dievendorf and
Rheingans.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Skaggs.
The Chair laid HB 4245 before the committee:
Representative Alexander testified in support of HB 4245. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4122 and HB 4245, but did not wish to
speak:
Mikaylah Heffernan, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
Rebecca Park, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
Representative Wortz moved to report out HB 4245 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
9-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Dievendorf and Skaggs.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Rheingans.
At 11:23 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:24 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
HB 4245
(Rep. Alexander)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled "Food
law," by amending section 4105 (MCL
289.4105), as amended by 2016 PA 188.
The Chair laid HB 4076 before the committee:
Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4076. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Neyer, Wortz, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Dievendorf, Rheingans
and Skaggs.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 11:27 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:27 AM, Majority Vice Chair Wortz called the committee back to order.
Representative Neyer testified in support of HB 4076. Questions and discussion followed.
At 11:39 AM, Majority Vice Chair Wortz laid the committee at ease.
At 11:40 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Pavlov moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 20, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4076, but did not wish to speak:
Valerie Schey, representing the VEGMichigan.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4076, but did not wish to speak:
Pepin Tuma, representing the Good Food Institute.
Rebecca Park, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
Representative Fox moved to excuse Representative Paiz from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Neyer adjourned the meeting at
11:42 AM.
Representative Jerry Neyer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
HB 4076
(Rep. Neyer)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled "Food
law," by amending section 7129 (MCL
289.7129).