HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
REP. BRIAN BEGOLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 26, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 307, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 19, 2026. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5151 and HCR 2 before the committee:
HB 5151
(Rep. Meerman)
A bill to prohibit a commissioner representing
this state at a convention under Article V of the
Constitution of the United States from
exceeding that commissioner's scope of
authority; to prohibit an individual from
bribing, threatening, intimidating, or
obstructing a commissioner; and to prescribe
penalties.
HCR 2
(Rep. Meerman)
A concurrent resolution prescribing the Rules
of the Legislature for Selecting
Commissioners to an Article V Convention.
Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5151 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 3-1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: Rep. Fitzgerald.
Pass: Rep. McFall.
Representative Harris moved to report out HCR 2 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
3-1-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall.
Nays: Rep. Fitzgerald.
Pass: Rep. McFall.
The Chair laid HB 5340 before the committee:
HB 5340
(Rep. Paquette)
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled "The
management and budget act," (MCL 18.1101
to 18.1594) by adding section 427.
Mei Bowers, representing the Office of Representative Paquette, testified in support of HB 5340.
Questions and discussions followed.
Kyle Zawacki, representing the ACLU of Michigan, testified in support of HB 5340. Questions
and discussions followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 9:16
AM.
Representative Brian BeGole, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov