HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
REP. MICHELE HOITENGA
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 28, 2020
10:30 AM
Room 426, State Capitol Building
The House Standing Committee on Communications and Technology was called to order by
the Chair Hoitenga.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Chirkun.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 11,
2019. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5602 before the committee:
HB 5602
(Rep. Wakeman)
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled "Stille-
DeRossett-Hale single state construction code
act," by amending section 28a (MCL 125.1528a),
as amended by 2018 PA 332.
Henry Wolf, representing the Office of Representative Wakeman, testified in support of HB
5602.
At 10:34 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:35 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Coleman offered the following amendment to HB 5602:
1. Amend page 2, line 3, after "associated" by inserting "low-voltage".
Representative Coleman moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5602. The motion did not
prevail 1-3-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Rep. Coleman.
Nays: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak.
Pass: None.
Michael Pate, representing Amarok, testified in support of HB 5602. Questions and
discussion followed.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to refer House Bill No. 5602 to the Committee on
Ways and Means. The motion prevailed 4-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoitenga, Steven Johnson, Wozniak, Coleman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HCR 15 before the committee:
HCR 15
(Rep. Frederick)
A concurrent resolution to encourage technology
companies and application developers to establish
a third-party organization to assign application
software ratings and descriptions and impose
sanctions for noncompliance.
Representative Frederick testified in support of HCR 15. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid the presentation by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and
Budget on the CMIC Grant Program before the committee:
Bree Anderson and Pam Matelski, both representing the Michigan Department of
Technology, Management and Budget, gave the presentation. Questions and discussion
followed.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to excuse Representative Chirkun from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Michele Hoitenga adjourned the
meeting at 11:30 AM.
Representative Michele Hoitenga, Chair
Amy Rostkowycz
Committee Clerk
arostkowycz@house.mi.gov