HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
REP. JACK O'MALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chair O'Malley.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, LaFave, Berman, Carra, Roth, Sneller,
Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Absent: Rep. Clemente.
Excused: Rep. Clemente.
Representative Carra moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 23, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4026 and HB 4117 before the committee:
HB 4026
(Rep. Eisen)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 805 (MCL
257.805), as amended by 2013 PA 82.
HB 4117
(Rep. Steven Johnson)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending section 226 (MCL
257.226), as amended by 2020 PA 304.
Representative Roth moved to report out HB 4026 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, LaFave, Berman, Carra, Roth, Sneller,
Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 10:33 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:34 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Griffin moved to report out HB 4117 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Howell, Griffin, LaFave, Berman, Carra, Roth, Sneller,
Shannon, Liberati, Puri.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4026 and HB 4117, but did not wish to
speak:
Matt Levin, representing the Michigan Department of State.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4117, but did not wish to speak:
Andrew Vermeesch, representing the Michigan Farm Bureau.
The Chair laid the presentation from the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority before the
committee.
Executive Director Kyle Burleson, representing the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority,
provided a presentation on the Port of Detroit.
The Chair laid the presentation from the Lake Carriers' Association before the committee.
Mark Barker, representing the Lake Carriers' Association, provided a presentation on marine
transportation in the Great Lakes Region. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Sneller moved to excuse Representative Clemente from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting
at 11:18 AM.
Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov