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Natural Resources and Tourism
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- Meeting date
- 2025-05-14
- Scheduled start
- 2025-05-14 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2025-05-14 12:56:00.000000
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2025-05-14 12:56:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-31
- Committee name
- Natural Resources and Tourism
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM REP. DAVID MARTIN CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES The House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism was called to order by Chair Martin. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Martin, St. Germaine, VanderWall, Outman, Hoadley, Johnsen, Prestin, Bohnak, Fairbairn, Wortz, McFall, Scott, Weiss, Arbit, Foreman, Myers-Phillips and Wooden. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Wortz moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 07, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4401 before the committee: Representative Greene and Jack Ammerman, representing the Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative, testified in support of HB 4401. Questions and discussions followed. Justin Tomei, representing the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, testified in support of HB 4401. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4401, but did not wish to speak: Chris Semrinec, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Bob Matthews, representing the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation. Keith Shafer, representing the Michigan Bear Hunters Associations. Mike Thermen, representing the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation and U.P. Bear Houndsmen. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Noon. Room 519, House Office Building HB 4401 (Rep. Jaime Greene) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 43525c (MCL 324.43525c), as amended by 2021 PA 6. The Chair laid HB 4285 before the committee: Representative Vanderwall testified in support of HB 4285. Questions and discussions followed. Justin Tomei, representing the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, testified in support of HB 4285. Questions and discussions followed. Josh Ammerman, representing the Michigan Hunting Pheasant Initiative, testified in support of HB 4285. Nick Buggia, representing the National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action, testified in support of HB 4285. Questions and discussions followed. Bob Matthews, representing the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, testified in support of HB 4285. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4285, but did not wish to speak: Ben Beaman, representing the Michigan Pheasant for All. Mike Leonard, representing the Safari Club International Michigan Chapters. George Lindquist, representing the Big Bay Sportsman's Club. Merle Jones, representing the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association. Chris Semrinec, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Bee Frederick, representing the Safari Club International. Bryan Reynolds, representing the U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County. Mike Ketlear, representing the National Deer Association. Brady Schickinger, representing the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners. Keith Shafer, representing the Michigan Bear Hunters Association. Mike Thermon, representing the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation and the U.P. Bear Hounemen. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Martin adjourned the meeting at 12:56 PM. Representative David Martin, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov HB 4285 (Rep. VanderWall) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1163a.
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2025-05-14
- Meeting id
- meeting-131
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2025-05-14 12:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Natural Resources and Tourism,” /meetings/meeting-131.
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