HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
REP. MICHELE HOITENGA
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
10:30 AM
Room 307, House Office Building
The House Committee on Communications and Technology was called to order by Chair
Hoitenga.
Clerk reads the letter appointing members.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hoitenga, Damoose, Griffin, Hauck, Reilly, Wozniak, Coleman, Haadsma,
Aiyash, Scott.
Absent: Rep. Bezotte.
Excused: Rep. Bezotte.
Representative Aiyash attended the meeting remotely via Zoom.
Representative Griffin moved to adopt Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in room 307 of the House
Office Building as the normal day, time, and location for meetings of the House
Communications and Technology Committee.
The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hoitenga, Damoose, Griffin, Hauck, Wozniak, Coleman, Haadsma, Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The House Communications and Technology Committee will follow Chapter IV, stated in the
House Standing Rules, that were adopted on the House Floor.
The Members introduced themselves to the Committee.
Ken Morin, Chair Hoitenga's Chief of Staff, gave an update to Committee members on past
legislation that has come before and will come before the Communications & Technology
Committee.
The Department of Technology, Management and Budget made a presentation on the
Connecting Michigan Communities (CMIC) Grant Program. Questions and discussion
followed.
Representative Damoose moved to excuse Representative Bezotte from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoitenga adjourned the meeting
at 11:05 AM.
Representative Michele Hoitenga, Chair
Amy Rostkowycz
Committee Clerk
arostkowycz@house.mi.gov