HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JOHN FITZGERALD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
12:00 PM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Fitzgerald.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Paquette, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Shannon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 13, 2023.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4346 before the committee:
HB 4346
(Rep. Coleman)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending section 3a (MCL
15.263a), as amended by 2021 PA 54.
Representative Breen moved to report out HB 4346 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-0-5:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Zorn, Paquette, Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4346, but did not wish to speak:
Noah Smith, representing the Michigan Association of Public Employee Retirement
Association.
The Chair laid HB 4921 before the committee:
HB 4921
(Rep. Fitzgerald)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 907 (MCL
257.907), as amended by 2023 PA 40, and by
adding sections 79g and 627c.
At 12:09 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:10 PM, Majority Vice Chair Byrnes called the committee back to order.
Representative Fitzgerald testified in support of HB 4921. Questions and discussion
followed.
At 12:38 PM, Majority Vice Chair Byrnes laid the committee at ease.
At 12:38 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4921, but did not wish to speak:
Kelly Ambercrombie, representing Blue Line Solutions.
Todd Scott, representing the Detroit Greenways Coalition.
Mike Spence, representing the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
John LaMacchia, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Fitzgerald adjourned the
meeting at 12:39 PM.
Representative John Fitzgerald, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov