HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, October 15,
2019
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by Chair Iden.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Hertel.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Neeley.
Representative Hertel moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 8, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Kahle introduced her guest, Emily Rowan, to the committee.
The Chair laid HB 4546 and HB 4547 before the committee:
HB 4546
(Rep. Kahle)
A bill to amend 2000 PA 258, entitled
"Career and technical preparation act, "by amending sections
3 and 4 (MCL 388.1903 and 388.1904), section 3 as
amended by 2012 PA 132 and section 4 as amended by 2012
PA 133.
HB 4547
(Rep. Frederick)
A bill to amend 1996 PA 160,
entitled "Postsecondary enrollment options act, "by
amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL 388.513 and 388.514),
section 3 as amended by 2018 PA 11 and section 4 as
amended by 2012 PA 134.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4546. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4546 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4547. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out HB 4547 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4546 and HB 4547, but did not wish to
speak:
Jeff Cobb, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Caroline Liethen, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
The Chair laid HB 4862 before the committee:
HB 4862
(Rep. Wozniak) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code, "by amending section 20981 (MCL
333.20981), as added by 2016 PA 40.
Representative Leutheuser moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4862. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wentworth moved to report out HB 4862 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4862, but did not wish to speak:
Emily Scwartzkopf, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
Tobi Moore, representing the American Nurses Association of Michigan.
Heather Nicholoff, representing the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners.
The Chair laid SB 255 before the committee:
SB 255
(Sen. LaSata)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act, "by
amending section 5505 (MCL 324.5505), as amended by
2005 PA 57.
Representative Lilly moved to report out SB 255 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 255, but did not wish to speak:
Doug Needham, representing the Michigan Aggregates Association.
Sarah Howes and Chris Ethridge, representing the Department of Environment, Great Lakes,
and Energy.
Representative Warren moved to excuse Representative Neeley from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
10:41 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov