HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SENIORS
REP. STEPHANIE A. YOUNG
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
12:00 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors was called to order by Chair Young.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Young, Coffia, Glanville, Arbit, Edwards, MacDonell, Wozniak, Fox,
Johnsen, Thompson.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Thompson joined the committee remotely.
Representative Glanville moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 21, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5781, SB 692, SB 693, SB 694, SB 695 and SB 728 before the committee:
HB 5781
(Rep. MacDonell)
A bill to amend 2015 PA 160, entitled "Michigan
achieving a better life experience (ABLE)
program act," by amending section 2 (MCL
206.982).
SB 692
(Sen. Singh)
A bill to provide for the protection of certain
individuals through the licensing and regulation of
certain camps and camp programs; to provide for
the establishment of standards of certain camps
and camp programs; to require the promulgation
of rules; to provide for the powers and duties of
certain state and local governmental officers and
entities; to create the camp licensing fund and to
provide for contributions to and expenditures from
the fund; to provide certain immunity from
liability; and to prohibit certain conduct regarding
reporting and provide penalties.
SB 693
(Sen. Klinefelt)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 15g
of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15g), as amended by
2024 PA 26.
SB 694
(Sen. Cavanagh)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to
provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to
prescribe powers and duties of certain departments
of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending sections 1 and 9 (MCL 722.111 and
722.119), section 1 as amended by 2023 PA 173
and section 9 as amended by 2022 PA 71; and to
repeal acts and parts of acts.
SB 695
(Sen. Singh)
A bill to amend 1979 PA 218, entitled "Adult
foster care facility licensing act," by amending
sections 3, 5, 7, 13a, 16, 19, 22, and 26a (MCL
400.703, 400.705, 400.707, 400.713a, 400.716,
400.719, 400.722, and 400.726a), sections 3, 5, 7,
13a, and 22 as amended by 2018 PA 557, section
19 as amended by 1992 PA 176, and section 26a as
amended by 2018 PA 388.
SB 728
(Sen. Hertel)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending section 2 (MCL
722.622), as amended by 2022 PA 67.
Representative MacDonell testified in support of HB 5781.
Scott DeVarona, and Robin Lott, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury, testified
in support of HB 5781. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5781, but did not wish to speak:
Todd Culver, representing Incompass Michigan.
Amanda West, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury.
Senator Singh testified in support of SB 692, SB 693, SB 694, SB 695, and SB 728.
Questions and discussion followed.
Rob Mass, and James VandenHeuvel, representing the Michigan Department of Lifelong
Education, Advancement, and Potential, testified in support of SB 692, SB 693, SB 694, SB
695, and SB 728. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 692, SB 693, SB 694, SB 695, and
SB 728, but did not wish to speak:
Mike Frederick, representing the Michigan County Social Services Association.
Marnie Triemstra, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Young adjourned the meeting at
12:56 PM.
Representative Stephanie A. Young, Chair
Hazel Campbell-Crawley
Committee Clerk
hcrawley@house.mi.gov