HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY
REP. HELENA SCOTT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology was called to order by
Chair Scott.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell,
McFall, Herzberg, Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Prestin, Schmaltz.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Herzberg moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 22, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 504 before the committee:
SB 504
(Sen. McDonald Rivet)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to
provide for the regulation and control of public
and certain private utilities and other services
affected with a public interest within this state; to
provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide
for licensing; to include municipally owned
utilities and other providers of energy under
certain provisions of this act; to create a public
service commission and to prescribe and define its
powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public
utilities commission and to confer the powers and
duties vested by law on the public service
commission; to provide for the powers and duties
of certain state governmental officers and entities;
to provide for the continuance, transfer, and
completion of certain matters and proceedings; to
abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit
certain rate increases without notice and hearing;
to qualify residential energy conservation
programs permitted under state law for certain
federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage
the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to
prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of
energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded
costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to
provide appropriations; to declare the effect and
purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending section 10gg (MCL 460.10gg), as added
by 2018 PA 348.
Senator McDonald Rivet; and Jason Griffin, representing Hemlock Semiconductor, testified
in support of SB 504. Questions and discussion followed.
Jennifer Heston, representing Hemlock Semiconductor, testified in support of SB 504.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 504, but did not wish to speak:
Matt Felan, representing the Great Lakes Bay Region Alliance.
Veronica Horn, representing the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce.
Jeff Stoutenburg, representing DOW.
Chris Iannuzzi, representing Consumers Energy.
Tony Stamas, representing the Midland Business Alliance.
The Chair laid HB 5568 before the committee:
HB 5568
(Rep. Scott)
A bill to create the Michigan high-speed internet
office; to prescribe the powers and duties of the
Michigan high-speed internet office; to allow the
provision of grants and other financial and
technical assistance related to broadband and
digital infrastructure; and to provide the powers
and duties of certain state officers and entities.
Representative Neeley moved to report out HB 5568 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-7-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell,
McFall, Herzberg.
Nays: Reps. Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Prestin, Schmaltz.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5682 before the committee:
HB 5682
(Rep. Hill)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax
act of 1967," by amending sections 30, 623, and
815 (MCL 206.30, 206.623, and 206.815), section
30 as amended by 2023 PA 4 and section 623 as
amended and section 815 as added by 2021 PA
135.
Representative Hill discussed the changes in substitute (H-1) to HB 5682.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5682, but did not wish to speak:
Jennifer Greenburg, representing Peninsula Fiber Network.
Joelle Demand, representing Broadband Association of Michigan.
Representative Byrnes moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5682. The motion prevailed 11-
0-6:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell,
McFall, Herzberg, Prestin.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Schmaltz.
Representative Whitsett moved to report out HB 5682 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 17-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell,
McFall, Herzberg, Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Prestin, Schmaltz.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Scott adjourned the meeting at
9:30 AM.
Representative Helena Scott, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov