HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 13, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4052 and HB 4053 before the committee:
Representative Harris moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4052. The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Carra and Representative Wegela testified in support of HB 4052 and HB 4053.
Questions and discussion followed.
Michael LaFaive, representing the Mackinac Center, testified in support of HB 4053 and HB
4052. Questions and discussions followed.
Representative Carra and Representative Wegela returned to answer questions from the
committee.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
HB 4052
(Rep. Carra)
A bill to prohibit members of the legislature
from entering into certain nondisclosure
agreements.
HB 4053
(Rep. Wegela)
A bill to provide definitions for the
nondisclosure agreement act.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4052 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 4053 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at
9:31 AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov