HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY
REP. HELENA SCOTT
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 13, 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, Neeley, Steckloff, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell,
McFall, Wendzel, Outman, BeGole, Greene, Prestin, Schmaltz.
Absent: Reps. Whitsett, Aragona.
Excused: Reps. Whitsett, Aragona.
Representative Neeley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 6, 2024. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 366 before the committee:
SB 366
(Sen. McCann)
A bill to amend 1969 PA 165, entitled "An act to
authorize the public service commission to
establish and enforce gas safety standards; and to
provide penalties for violations thereof," by
amending section 11 (MCL 483.161), as amended
by 1992 PA 11.
Senator McCann testified in support of SB 366. Questions and discussion followed.
Dan Scripps, chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission; Reka Holley-Voelker;
governmental liaison for the Michigan Public Service Commission; and David Chislea,
director of the Gas Safety and Operations Division at the Michigan Public Service
Commission, testified in support of SB 366 and gave a power point. Questions and discussion
followed.
Representative Andrews moved to excuse Representatives Whitsett and Aragona from the
meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Scott adjourned the meeting at
9:23 AM.
Representative Helena Scott, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov