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Families and Veterans
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- Meeting date
- 2025-08-12
- Scheduled start
- 2025-08-12 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2025-08-12 13:45:00.000000
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2025-08-12 13:45:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-25
- Committee name
- Families and Veterans
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES AND VETERANS REP. KATHY SCHMALTZ CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Noon. Room 307, House Office Building The House Committee on Families and Veterans was called to order by Chair Schmaltz. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Absent: Rep. Fox. Excused: Rep. Fox. Representative Johnsen moved to excuse Representative Fox from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. Representative Wozniak moved to adopt the meeting minutes from July 29, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4676 and HB 4677 before the committee: HB 4676 (Rep. MacDonell) A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental health code," by amending section 602 (MCL 330.1602), as amended by 1995 PA 290. HB 4677 (Rep. Wozniak) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending section 5303 (MCL 700.5303), as amended by 2024 PA 1. Representative Thompson moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4676. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Woolford moved to report out HB 4676 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4676 and HB 4677, but did not wish to speak: Jeremy Murphy, representing the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council. Representative Byrnes moved to report out HB 4677 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4517 and HB 4518 before the committee: HB 4517 (Rep. Neyer) A bill to amend 2002 PA 713, entitled "Child abduction broadcast act," by amending the title and sections 1, 2, and 5 (MCL 28.761, 28.762, and 28.765). HB 4518 (Rep. Rigas) A bill to amend 2002 PA 712, entitled "Michigan Amber alert act," by amending the title and section 3 (MCL 28.753), the title as amended by 2013 PA 91. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4517 and HB 4518, but did not wish to speak: Jeremy Murphy, representing the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council. Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 4517 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Young moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4518. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Young moved to report out HB 4518 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368 before the committee: HB 4067 (Rep. Bruck) A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled "Probate code of 1939," by amending sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 17, and 20 of chapter XII (MCL 712.1, 712.2, 712.3, 712.5, 712.7, 712.10, 712.17, and 712.20), sections 1, 3, 7, and 10 as amended by 2006 PA 488, sections 2 and 5 as added by 2000 PA 232, section 17 as amended by 2010 PA 348, and section 20 as amended by 2003 PA 245, and by adding section 3a to chapter XII. HB 4069 (Rep. Wortz) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," by amending section 135 (MCL 750.135), as amended by 2002 PA 689. HB 4368 (Rep. Woolford) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 2843 (MCL 333.2843), as amended by 2013 PA 79. Representative Bruck, Representative Wortz, and Representative Woolford testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Questions and discussions followed. Joe Kelsey, representing the Safe Haven Baby Boxes, testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Questions and discussions followed. Dr. Charles Vear testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Katherine Bussard, representing Salt Life Global, testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Genevieve Marnon, representing Right to Life Michigan, testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Lisa Young testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. At 1:29 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 1:35 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Kaylynn Crane, representing the Wyandotte Rotary Club, testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Jan Kellogg testified in support of HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. Amy Zaagman, representing the Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health, testified in opposition to HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4067, HB 4069 and HB 4368, but did not wish to speak: Megan Reynolds, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program. Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association. Heath B. Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence. Stephanie Johnson, representing the Family Law Section of SMB. Johnny Menifee, representing the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs. Chief Ron Wiles, representing the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police. Elizabeth Kutter, representing the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at 1:45 PM. Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair Keith Feldpausch Committee Clerk kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2025-08-12
- Meeting id
- meeting-191
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2025-08-12 12:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Families and Veterans,” /meetings/meeting-191.
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