HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
REP. MICHELE HOITENGA
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
8:31 AM
Room 327, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Communications and Technology was called to order by
Chair Hoitenga.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman, Chirkun.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt the minutes from the December 4th, 2019 meeting.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4266, HB 5266 and HB 5263 before the committee:
HB 4266
(Rep. Cole)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961," (MCL 600.101 to
600.9947) by adding section 2979.
HB 5266
(Rep. Cole)
A bill to amend 2008 PA 167, entitled
"Electric cooperative member-regulation act," (MCL 460.31
to 460.39) by adding sections 8a and 8b.
HB 5263
(Rep. Miller)
A bill to amend 1991 PA 179, entitled
"Michigan telecommunications act," by amending section
316 (MCL 484.2316), as amended by 2011 PA 58.
Substitute (H-2) was previously adopted to HB 4266 on 12/04/19.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to refer House Bill No. 4266 to the committee on Ways
and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman, Chirkun.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wozniak moved to refer House Bill No. 5266 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman, Chirkun.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to refer House Bill No. 5263 to the committee on Ways
and Means. The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman, Chirkun.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card with support of HB 4266 and HB 5266, but did not wish
to speak:
Chris Horak, representing the Comcast.
Andrew Vermesch, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
The following people submitted a card with support of HB 5266, but did not wish to speak:
John Liskey, representing the MI Internet & Telecommunications Alliance.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Michele Hoitenga adjourned the
meeting at 8:33 AM.
Representative Michele Hoitenga, Chair
Amy Rostkowycz
Committee Clerk
arostkowycz@house.mi.gov