HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ETHICS AND OVERSIGHT
REP. ERIN BYRNES
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, December 12, 2024
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Ethics and Oversight was called to order by Chair Byrnes.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela, Kunse, Wozniak,
Harris.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Hope moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 5, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5584 and HB 5585 before the committee:
HB 5584
(Rep. Hill)
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 4 (MCL
4.414), as amended by 2008 PA 289.
HB 5585
(Rep. Coffia)
A bill to amend 2023 PA 281, entitled "Public
officers financial disclosure act," by amending
sections 3 and 7 (MCL 15.703 and 15.707).
Representative Hill testified in support of HB 5584. Questions and discussion followed.
Erin Schor, representing the Michigan Department of State, testified in support of HB 5584.
Questions and discussion followed.
Ashleigh Schoeninger, representing the Office of Representative Coffia, testified in support
of HB 5585. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5584 and HB 5585, but did not wish
to speak:
Judy Karandjeff, representing the League of Women Voters of Michigan.
Roberta Duda MS, RN, representing the Michigan Nurses Association Retiree Council.
Henry Mayers, representing the Michiganders for Fair & Transparent Elections.
Logan Vorce, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.
At 11:00 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:17 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Breen moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5584. The motion prevailed 6-0-
3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Kunse, Wozniak, Harris.
Representative Hope moved to report out HB 5584 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 6-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Kunse, Wozniak, Harris.
Representative Breen moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5585. The motion prevailed 6-0-
3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Kunse, Wozniak, Harris.
At 11:19 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:21 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Hope moved to report out HB 5585 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 6-0-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Byrnes, Hope, Breen, Churches, Hoskins, Wegela.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Kunse, Wozniak, Harris.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Byrnes adjourned the meeting at
11:23 AM.
Representative Erin Byrnes, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov