HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 12, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
The Chair laid HB 5652 before the committee:
HB 5652
(Rep. BeGole)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961," (MCL
600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2940a.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5652, but did not wish to speak:
Mitch Albers, representing the Michigan Association for Justice.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5652 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4848 before the committee:
HB 4848
(Rep. Fitzgerald)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to
380.1852) by adding section 1509.
Representative Fitzgerald moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4848. The motion prevailed
5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Fitzgerald testified in support of HB 4848. Questions and discussions followed.
Marquette County Sheriff George Zyburt testified in support of HB 4848. Questions and
discussions followed.
South Carolina State Representative Brandon Guffey testified in support of HB 4848.
Paul Stankewitz, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference, testified in support of HB 4848.
Emily and Doug Sluiter testified in support of HB 4848.
Stephanie Rodriguez-Torres and Brittany Millan-Torres testified in support of HB 4848.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4848, but did not wish to speak:
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
Kevin Polston, representing Kentwood Public Schools.
Dan Behm, representing the Education Advocates of West Michigan.
Colin Ford, representing the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Olivia Ponte, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
Brian Broderick, representing the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools.
Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriff's Association.
The Chair laid HB 4471 before the committee:
HB 4471
(Rep. Harris)
A bill to amend 1851 PA 156, entitled "An act
to define the powers and duties of the county
boards of commissioners of the several
counties, and to confer upon them certain
local, administrative and legislative powers;
and to prescribe penalties for the violation of
the provisions of this act," by amending
section 12a (MCL 46.12a), as amended by
2017 PA 204.
Representative Harris moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4471. The motion prevailed 5-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Harris testified in support of HB 4471.
Dan Pfannes, Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough, and Macomb County Sheriff Anthony
Wickersham, representing the Michigan Sheriff's Association, testified in support of HB 4471.
Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4471, but did not wish to speak:
Deena Bosworth, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
Mike Sauger, representing the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police.
Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriff's Association.
Emily Corwin, representing the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at
10:03 AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov