HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND COMPETITIVENESS
REP. JIM LILLY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 20, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office 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, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Absent: Rep. Schroeder.
Excused: Rep. Schroeder.
Representative Clements moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 13, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4687, HB 4688, HB 4689 and HB 4692 before the committee:
HB 4687
(Rep. Pohutsky)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled "An act to
regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require
registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to
require the filing of reports; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 6a (MCL
4.416a), as added by 1994 PA 383.
HB 4688
(Rep. Martin)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled "An act to
regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require
registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to
require the filing of reports; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," (MCL 4.411 to 4.431) by adding
section 6b.
HB 4689
(Rep. Schroeder)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled "An act to
regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require
registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to
require the filing of reports; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," (MCL 4.411 to 4.431) by adding
section 6c.
HB 4692
(Rep. Scott)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled "An act to
regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require
registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to
require the filing of reports; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and
parts of acts," by amending section 11 (MCL
4.421).
Representative Clements moved to report out HB 4687 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Calley moved to report out HB 4688 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wendzel moved to report out HB 4689 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Anthony moved to report out HB 4692 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4249, HB 4250 and HB 4251 before the committee:
HB 4249
(Rep. Hammoud)
A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled "Medical
marihuana facilities licensing act," by amending
sections 502 and 504 (MCL 333.27502 and
333.27504), section 502 as amended by 2018 PA
648 and section 504 as amended by 2018 PA 10,
and by adding section 407b.
HB 4250
(Rep. Hammoud)
A bill to amend 2018 IL 1, entitled "Michigan
Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act," by
amending sections 3, 11, and 15 (MCL 333.27953,
333.27961, and 333.27965), section 3 as amended
by 2020 PA 208.
HB 4251
(Rep. Bellino)
A bill to prohibit the sale of vapor products or
alternative nicotine products that contain vitamin
E acetate; and to prescribe penalties.
Substitute (H-1) to HB 4249 was previously adopted on May 6, 2021.
Substitute (H-1) to HB 4250 was previously adopted on May 6, 2021.
Substitute (H-3) to HB 4251 was previously adopted on May 6, 2021.
Representative Clements moved to report out HB 4249 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Anthony moved to report out HB 4250 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 10:42 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:42 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Posthumus moved to adopt substitute (H-4) to HB 4251. The motion
prevailed 6-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus.
Nays: Reps. Anthony, Hertel, Sneller, Kuppa.
Pass: None.
Representative Calley moved to report out HB 4251 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
4). The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4878 before the committee:
HB 4878
(Rep. Lilly)
A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled "Youth
tobacco act," by amending the title and sections 1,
2, 2b, 2c, and 4 (MCL 722.641, 722.642,
722.642b, 722.642c, and 722.644), the title and
sections 1, 2, and 4 as amended by 2019 PA 18
and sections 2b and 2c as added by 2019 PA 17.
At 10:44 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:59 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4878, but did not wish to speak:
Mat Dunaskiss, representing the Michigan Vape Shop Owners.
Representative Lilly offered the following amendment to HB 4878:
1. Amend page 4, line 22, after the second "product," by striking out "or".
2. Amend page 4, line 23, after "product" by inserting a comma and "or synthetic
nicotine product".
3. Amend page 4, line 26, after the second "product," by striking out "or".
4. Amend page 4, line 26, after the third "product" by inserting a comma and "or
synthetic nicotine product".
Representative Damoose moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4878. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller, Kuppa.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Anthony moved to report out HB 4878 as amended, as substitute (H-1). The
motion prevailed 9-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lilly, Clements, Calley, Wendzel, Damoose, Posthumus, Anthony, Hertel,
Sneller.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Kuppa.
Representative Clements moved to excuse Representative Schroeder from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jim Lilly adjourned the meeting
at 11:03 AM.
Representative Jim Lilly, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov