HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. JAY DEBOYER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 352, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair DeBoyer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. DeBoyer, Bierlein, Meerman, Paquette, Carra, Bruck, Jaime Greene, Rigas,
Woolford, Miller, Pohutsky, Conlin, MacDonell, Mentzer, Tsernoglou and Wegela.
Absent: Rep. Schriver.
Excused: Rep. Schriver.
The House Oversight Committee was meeting jointly with the House Appropriations Committee.
Representative Bruck moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 27, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid before the committee an overview from Dr. Renee Branch Canady, CEO of the
Michigan Public Health Institute.
Dr. Renee Branch Canady, CEO of the Michigan Public Health Institute, and Dr. Phillip Levy,
representing Wayne State University, gave an overview of the Michigan Public Health Institute.
Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Woolford moved to excuse Representative Schriver from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoyer adjourned the meeting at
10:30 AM.
Representative Jay DeBoyer, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov