HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
REP. PAULINE WENDZEL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Energy was called to order by Chair Wendzel.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn,
Frisbie, Linting, Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews, Coffia, Herzberg and Myers-Phillips.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Prestin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 03, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4361 before the committee:
HB 4361
(Rep. Phil Green)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to
provide for the regulation and control of public
and certain private utilities and other services
affected with a public interest within this state;
to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to
provide for licensing; to include municipally
owned utilities and other providers of energy
under certain provisions of this act; to create a
public service commission and to prescribe
and define its powers and duties; to abolish the
Michigan public utilities commission and to
confer the powers and duties vested by law on
the public service commission; to provide for
the powers and duties of certain state
governmental officers and entities; to provide
for the continuance, transfer, and completion
of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish
automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit
certain rate increases without notice and
hearing; to qualify residential energy
conservation programs permitted under state
law for certain federal exemption; to create a
fund; to encourage the utilization of resource
recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and
practices of providers of energy; to allow for
the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce
rates; to provide for appeals; to provide
appropriations; to declare the effect and
purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 10p (MCL 460.10p), as
amended by 2016 PA 341.
Representative Prestin moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4361. The motion prevailed 14-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie,
Linting, Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews and Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Coffia and Myers-Phillips.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4361, but did not wish to speak:
Winston Feeheley, representing DTE.
Ed Rivet, representing the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum.
Representative BeGole moved to report out HB 4361 with recommendation that the substitute
(H-1) be adopted and the bill then pass. The committee further recommended that the bill and
substitutes be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 14-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie,
Linting, Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews and Herzberg.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Coffia and Myers-Phillips.
The Chair laid HB 4486 before the committee:
HB 4486
(Rep. Frisbie)
A bill to prohibit municipalities from imposing
a ban on the use of natural gas or the
installation of natural gas infrastructure; to
provide for the powers and duties of certain
local governmental officers and entities; and to
provide that certain local ordinances,
resolutions, or policies are void and
unenforceable.
Representative Prestin explained proposed substitute (H-1) to HB 4486.
Representative Frisbie moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4486. The motion prevailed 11-4-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie,
Linting, Liberati and Herzberg.
Nays: Reps. Tate, Brixie, Coffia and Myers-Phillips.
Pass: Rep. Andrews.
The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 4486, but due to the
time constraints were unable to speak:
Nichole Keway Biber.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4486, but did not wish to speak:
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
Pete Langley, representing the American Petroleum Institute.
Tim Langholz, representing the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Tim Swagar, representing SEMCO Energy.
Ed Rivet, representing the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum.
Derek Dalling, representing the Michigan Propane Gas Association.
Tony Des Chenes, representing TC Energy.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4486, but did not wish to speak:
John LaMacchia, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Representative Schmaltz moved to report out HB 4486 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-4-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie,
Linting and Herzberg.
Nays: Reps. Tate, Brixie, Coffia and Myers-Phillips.
Pass: Reps. Liberati and Andrews.
The Chair laid the Presentation from the Michigan Municipal Electric Association before the
committee.
Katie Abraham, representing the Michigan Municipal Electric Providers, and Dave Koster,
representing the Holland Board of Public Works, provided a presentation on Michigan Municipal
Electric Providers.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Wendzel adjourned the meeting at
10:31 AM.
Representative Pauline Wendzel, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov