to adopt the meeting minutes from April 14, 2026.
Representative Young moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 14, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. At 12:06 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 12:06 PM, Majority Vice Chair Wozniak called the committee back to order. The Majority Vice Chair laid HB 5739 and HB 5740 before the committee: HB 5739 (Rep. DeBoyer) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5410 and 5423 (MCL 700.5410 and 700.5423), as amended by 2012 PA 173. HB 5740 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 5106, 5314, and 5319 (MCL 700.5106, 700.5314, and 700.5319), section 5106 as amended by 2017 PA 136, section 5314 as amended by 2024 PA 1, and section 5319 as added by 2012 PA 173. Representative DeBoyer and Representative Schmaltz testified together in support of HB 5739 & HB 5740. Questions and discussion followed. At 12:20 PM, Majority Vice Chair Wozniak laid the committee at ease. At 12:21 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Jennifer Warnos and Brooke Gow, representing the Michigan Guardianship Association, testified together in support of HB 5739 and HB 5740. Questions and discussion followed. Roslund Harris, representing herself, testified with a neutral position on HB 5739. Cynthia Mifsud, representing her mother Betty Hayes and Judicial Probate Integrity, testified in opposition to HB 5739 and HB 5740. Tom Howe, representing himself, testified with a neutral position on HB 5739 and HB 5740. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5739 and HB 5740, but did not wish to speak: Alan Bolter, representing Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. Charlene Distler, representing Probate Support Specialists. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 5740, but did not wish to speak: Jason Lachowski, representing AARP Michigan. The Chair laid HB 5456 and HB 5457 before the committee: HB 5456 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen therapy grant program and pilot program for providing treatment to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; and to require the promulgation of rules. HB 5457 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen therapy fund; and to provide for the administration of and distributions from the fund. A substitute (H-1) for HB 5456 was adopted at the April 14, 2026, meeting. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 5456 and HB 5457, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Derek Blumke, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars.