HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND COMPETITIVENESS
REP. JIM LILLY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, April 13,
2022
12:00
PM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Rules and Competitiveness was called to order by Chair Lilly.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Bellino, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony,
Hertel, Sneller, Kuppa.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Anthony moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 24, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5477 before the committee:
HB 5477
(Rep. Stone)
A bill to regulate the preparation, distribution, and
sale of kratom products; to prohibit the
preparation, distribution, and sale of adulterated or
contaminated kratom products; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state governmental
officers and entities; to prescribe fines and
penalties; and to provide remedies.
Representative Clements moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5477. The motion prevailed
11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Bellino, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony,
Hertel, Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Stone testified in support of HB 5477.
Mac Haddon, representing the American Kratom Association, testified in support of HB
5477. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5477, but did not wish to speak:
Dawn Kettinger, representing the Michigan Nurses Association.
Charlene McGunn, representing licensed psychologists.
Karen Wood, representing the MyCare Health Center.
Mark Kilgore, a recovery coach, representing prevention specialists.
Ryan Reblin, representing prevention specialists.
Mike Tobias, a recovery coach, representing the Prevention Network.
Chris Sexton, representing peer recovery.
Berni Nowakowski, representing himself.
Wendy Chamberlain, representing her son - kratom related death -.
Jane Reagan, representing her nephew - kratom related death -.
Michelle Hetherington, a former kratom addict, representing herself.
Representative Clements moved to report out HB 5477 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Bellino, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony,
Hertel, Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lilly adjourned the meeting at
12:16 PM.
Representative Jim Lilly, Chair
Sondra Gordon
Committee Clerk
sgordon@house.mi.gov