HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES AND VETERANS
REP. KATHY SCHMALTZ
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Families and Veterans was called to order by Chair Schmaltz.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young,
Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Young moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 22, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4279 before the committee:
Representative Pavlov moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4279. The motion prevailed 11-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young,
Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Thompson moved to report out HB 4279 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 6-0-5:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov and Woolford.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Noon.
Room 307, House Office
Building
HB 4279
(Rep. Jaime Greene)
A bill to create a Michigan Army National
Guard and Air National Guard apprenticeship
program; and to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state governmental officers
and entities.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Fox, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong.
The Chair laid a presentation on the Office of the Child Advocate before the committee.
Ryan Speidel, representing the Office of the Child Advocate, gave a presentation. Questions and
discussions followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at
12:53 PM.
Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov