MEMBERS:
SEN. LANA THEIS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D.
SEN. DOUGLAS WOZNIAK
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 17, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the
1300 room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SJR O (Sen. Irwin).
2. Testimony regarding SB 997 (Sen. McBroom).
3. Testimony regarding HB 5659 (Rep. Yaroch).
4. Testimony regarding HB 5660 (Rep. Yaroch).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Bizon, Wozniak and Irwin, a quorum was present.
The Chair invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt the meeting minutes from May 10, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen.(s) Chang and Theis were excused from the meeting.
The Chair brought up SJR O (Sen. Irwin) and SB 997 (Sen. McBroom).
The Chair invited Sen. Bizon to lead the committee while he and Sen. Irwin stepped to the testimony table and
summarized SJR O and SB 997.
Member questions followed.
The Chair returned to his seat and moved onto HB's 5659 and 5660. The Chair invited Rep. Yaroch to
summarize the bills.
Member questions followed.
The Chair returned to agenda items SJR O and SB 997 and continued receiving testimony.
The Chair invited Ben Eikey from the Leven Center at Wayne State University to present testimony in support
of SJR O and SB 997.
Member questions followed.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wozniak to
adjourn the committee at 2:39 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date Adopted by the Committee: 05/24/22