HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
12:00 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Elections and Ethics was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Calley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 24, 2022. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5254 before the committee:
HB 5254
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 196, entitled "An act to
prescribe standards of conduct for public officers
and employees; to create a state board of ethics
and prescribe its powers and duties; and to
prescribe remedies and penalties," by amending
section 2 (MCL 15.342), as amended by 1984 PA
53.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5254, but did not wish to speak:
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
Representative Wendzel moved to report out HB 5254 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler.
Nays: Rep. Koleszar.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 6124 before the committee:
HB 6124
(Rep. Bollin)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending sections 31, 683, and
730 (MCL 168.31, 168.683, and 168.730), section
31 as amended by 2012 PA 271, section 683 as
amended by 2018 PA 120, and section 730 as
amended by 1995 PA 261, and by adding section
730a.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 6124, but did not wish
to speak:
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 6124, but did not wish to speak:
Nicholas Occhipiniti, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
Mike Batterbee, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Representative Wendzel moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 6124. The motion prevailed
6-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wendzel moved to refer House Bill No. 6124 to the Committee on Judiciary,
with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 6-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Bollin, Wendzel, Calley, Steven Johnson, Filler, Koleszar.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wendzel moved to excuse Representative Whitsett 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
12:08 PM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Sondra Gordon
Committee Clerk
sgordon@house.mi.gov