HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
REP. STEVEN JOHNSON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, April 14, 2022
10:30 AM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Oversight was called to order by Chair Steven Johnson.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Steven Johnson, Outman, Hoitenga, Reilly, Yaroch, O'Malley, Brixie,
LaGrand, Young.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Outman and Hoitenga joined the committee remotely.
Representative Reilly moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 24, 2022. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative O'Malley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 13, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5921, HB 5922, HB 5923, HB 5924 and HB 5925 before the committee:
HB 5921
(Rep. Steven Johnson)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending section 10 (MCL
15.240), as amended by 2014 PA 563.
HB 5922
(Rep. O'Malley)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending section 6 (MCL
15.236), as amended by 1996 PA 553.
HB 5923
(Rep. VanWoerkom)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending sections 2 and 5
(MCL 15.232 and 15.235), section 2 as amended
by 2018 PA 68 and section 5 as amended by 2020
PA 36.
HB 5924
(Rep. Fink)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending sections 3 and 13
(MCL 15.233 and 15.243), section 3 as amended
by 2018 PA 523 and section 13 as amended by
2021 PA 33.
HB 5925
(Rep. Posthumus)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled "Freedom of
information act," by amending section 4 (MCL
15.234), as amended by 2020 PA 38.
At 10:31 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
Representative Reilly took over the gavel, the time being 10:32 AM.
At 10:32 AM, Representative Reilly called the committee back to order.
Chair Steven Johnson testified in support of HB 5921, HB 5923 and HB 5925. Questions and
discussion followed.
At 11:09 AM, Representative Reilly laid the committee at ease.
Chair Johnson returned to the gavel, the time being 11:09.
At 11:09 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative O'Malley testified in support of HB 5922.
Representative Fink testified in support of HB 5924. Questions and discussion followed.
Tom Lambert testified in support of HB 5921, HB 5922, HB 5923, HB 5924 and HB 5925.
Stephen Delie, representing the Mackinac Center and Michigan Coalition for Open
Government, testified in support of HB 5921, HB 5922, HB 5923, HB 5924 and HB 5925.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5921, HB 5922, HB 5923, HB
5924 and HB 5925, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak:
Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association.
Jen Rigterink, representing the Michigan Municipal League.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5921, HB 5923, HB 5924 and HB
5925, but did not wish to speak:
Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Steven Johnson adjourned the
meeting at 11:59 AM.
Representative Steven Johnson, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov