HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, November 12,
2025
9:00 AM
Room 352, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Mueller,
Slagh, VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, DeSana, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal,
Rogers, Steckloff, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Absent: Reps. Kuhn, Glanville, Edwards and Morgan.
Excused: Reps. Kuhn, Glanville, Edwards and Morgan.
Representative Farhat moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 05, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 370, SB 540 and SB 542 before the committee:
SB 370
(Sen. Singh)
A bill to create a Tricare premium
reimbursement program; and to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state
governmental officers and entities.
SB 540
(Sen. Hertel)
A bill to create a Michigan National Guard
child care assistance program to provide child
care assistance to certain Michigan National
Guard members; to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state governmental officers
and entities; and to authorize the promulgation
of rules.
SB 542
(Sen. Klinefelt)
A bill to amend 2014 PA 259, entitled
"Michigan national guard tuition assistance
act," by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL
32.433 and 32.434), as amended by 2023 PA
33.
A substitute (H-2) to SB 540 was previously adopted at the November 5, 2025, meeting.
A substitute (H-2) to SB 542 was previously adopted at the November 5, 2025, meeting.
Kris Young, representing the Office of Senator Singh, testified in support of SB 370. Questions
and discussions followed.
Representative Snyder moved to report out SB 370 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
23-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Mueller, Slagh,
VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff,
Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Maddock moved to report out SB 540 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 23-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Mueller, Slagh,
VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff,
Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative McKinney moved to report out SB 542 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 23-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Mueller, Slagh,
VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff,
Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Price, Snyder and Longjohn.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid Legislative Transfer Request 2025-8 before the committee.
Robin Risko, representing the House Fiscal Agency, testified on Transfer Request 2025-8.
Questions and discussions followed.
Kevin Koorstra, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from
committee members.
Kent Dell, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from committee
members.
Aaron Meek, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from
committee members.
Austin Scott, representing the House Fiscal Agency, approached to answer questions from
committee members.
Representative Maddock moved to approve Legislative Transfer Request 2025-8, as presented.
The motion prevailed 16-0-9:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Mueller, Slagh,
VanWoerkom, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, DeSana, Steele and Robinson.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. O'Neal, Rogers, Steckloff, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Price, Snyder and
Longjohn.
Representative Mueller moved to excuse Representatives Kuhn, Glanville, Edwards and Morgan
from the meeting. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bollin adjourned the meeting at 9:58
AM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov