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 Harris moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 01, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4044 before the committee:
Representative Farhat testified in support of HB 4044. Questions and discussions followed.
Greg Leslie, representing Ducks Unlimited, testified in support of HB 4044. Questions and
discussions followed.
Kali Rush, representing Ducks Unlimited, testified in support of HB 4044.
The Chair laid HB 4090 before the committee:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
HB 4044
(Rep. Farhat)
A bill to designate the official duck of the
state of Michigan.
HB 4090
(Rep. Farhat)
A bill to authorize the state administrative
board to convey state-owned property in
Wayne County; to prescribe conditions for the
conveyance; to provide for powers and duties
of state departments, agencies, and officers
regarding the property; and to provide for
disposition of revenue derived from the
conveyance.
Franklin Hayes, representing the Detroit Police Department, testified in support of HB 4090.
Tim Stark, representing the City of Detroit, testified in support of HB 4090.
Representative Farhat, testified in support of HB 4090. Questions and discussions followed.
Neil DeSouza, representing the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget,
testified in support of HB 4090.
Kyle Kaminski, representing the Michigan Department of Corrections, testified in support of HB
4090.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4090 with recommendation. 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 4044 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4012 before the committee:
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 4012 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4090, but did not wish to speak:
David Bowers, representing Ducks Unlimited.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at
9:32 AM.
HB 4012
(Rep. Hoadley)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 20925
(MCL 333.20925), as added by 2018 PA 600.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov