HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. MATT HALL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 5, 2020
10:30 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair Hall.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hall, Reilly, Webber, Steven Johnson, LaFave, Cynthia Johnson, Camilleri,
LaGrand.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Schroeder.
The Chair made remarks to the committee.
Representative Reilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 20, 2020. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 686 before the committee:
SB 686
(Sen. Barrett)
A bill to prohibit a state department or
agency or a member or office of the senate or house of
representatives from taking disciplinary action against
certain state employees for communicating with certain
individuals in the legislative branch.
Senator Barrett testified in support of SB 686. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid before the committee the following:
Office of the Auditor General Report on the Food and Dairy Division, Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development, January 2020 #791-0200-12F
Tim Slawinski and Jim Padden, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development, testified regarding the audit report. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative LaFave moved to excuse Representative Schroeder from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Matt Hall adjourned the meeting at
11:29 AM.
Representative Matt Hall, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov