HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES AND VETERANS
REP. KATHY SCHMALTZ
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Noon.
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Families and Veterans was called to order by Chair Schmaltz.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young,
Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Thompson moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 24, 2026. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4954 before the committee:
HB 4954
(Rep. Woolford)
A bill to amend 1996 PA 195, entitled "Police
officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition grant
act," by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 3,
and 4 (MCL 390.1241, 390.1242, 390.1243,
and 390.1244), the title and sections 1 and 4 as
amended by 2012 PA 470 and sections 2 and 3
as amended by 2021 PA 127.
Representative Woolford, testified in support of HB 4954. Questions and discussions followed.
Edwin Moore, representing the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and Medical Examiner's
Office, testified in support of HB 4954. Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4954, but did not wish to speak:
Amanda Wallace, representing the Michigan Association of Medical Examiners.
Jonathan Black, representing Livingston County.
The Chair laid HB 5387 before the committee:
HB 5387
(Rep. Cavitt)
A bill to amend 2012 PA 176, entitled
"Mozelle senior or vulnerable adult medical
alert act," by amending section 2 (MCL
28.712).
Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 5387 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
7-0-4:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at
12:24 PM.
Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov