HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES AND VETERANS
REP. KATHY SCHMALTZ
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Noon.
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Families and Veterans was called to order by Chair Schmaltz.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Byrnes,
Rheingans and Xiong.
Absent: Rep. Young.
Excused: Rep. Young.
Representative Xiong moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 09, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4727, HB 4728 and HB 4729 before the committee:
HB 4727
(Rep. Wilson)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates
and protected individuals code," by amending
sections 5106, 5313, and 5409 (MCL
700.5106, 700.5313, and 700.5409), section
5106 as amended by 2017 PA 136, section
5313 as amended by 2024 PA 1, and section
5409 as amended by 2000 PA 463.
HB 4728
(Rep. Schmaltz)
A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
"Occupational code," by amending section
303a (MCL 339.303a), as amended by 2014
PA 265, and by adding article 14A.
HB 4729
(Rep. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental
health code," by amending section 628 (MCL
330.1628), as amended by 1995 PA 290.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4727, HB 4728 and HB 4729, but did not
wish to speak:
Rebecca Master, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference.
Jason Lachowski, representing the AARP Michigan.
Roslund Harris testified in support of HB 4727 and HB 4728.
Representative Fox moved to report out HB 4727 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
7-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Representative Thompson moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4728. The motion prevailed
8-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford and Rheingans.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Byrnes and Xiong.
Representative Woolford moved to report out HB 4728 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 7-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 4729 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
7-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Representative Wozniak moved to excuse Representative Young from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at
12:10 PM.
Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov