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Meeting date
2025-09-04
Scheduled start
2025-09-04 10:30:00.000000
Documented start
Not recorded
Documented end
2025-09-04 11:05:00.000000
Location
Room 428, State Capitol Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2025-09-04 11:05:00.000000
Actual start
Not recorded
Chamber
house
Committee id
committee-34
Committee name
Rules
Evidence text
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON RULES REP. BILL SCHUETTE CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Thursday, September 4, 2025 10:30 AM Room 428, State Capitol Building The House Committee on Rules was called to order by Chair Schuette. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer and Liberati. Absent: Rep. Herzberg. Excused: Rep. Herzberg. Representative Martin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from August 21, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4160 before the committee: HB 4160 (Rep. Johnsen) A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled "Administrative procedures act of 1969," by amending sections 32 and 45 (MCL 24.232 and 24.245), as amended by 2023 PA 104. Representative Johnson, Mike Witkowski, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association, and Tim Langholz, representing the National Federation of Independent Business testified in support of HB 4160. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4160, but did not wish to speak: Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan. Jacob Manning, representing the Small Business Association of Michigan. Adam Majestic, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mike Alaimo, representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Sonny Koch, representing Americans for Prosperity. Alexander Morris, representing the Michigan Bankers Association. Michael Van Beek, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4160, but did not wish to speak: Bee Friedlander, representing Attorneys for Animals. The Chair laid HB 4279 before the committee: HB 4279 (Rep. Jaime Greene) A bill to create a Michigan Army National Guard and Air National Guard apprenticeship program; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities. Representative Aragona moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4279. The motion prevailed 8-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer and Liberati. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative DeBoer moved to report out HB 4279 with recommendation, as substitute (H-3). The motion prevailed 8-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schuette, Aragona, Wendzel, Martin, Posthumus, DeBoer, Witwer and Liberati. Nays: None. Pass: None. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4279, but did not wish to speak: Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan. The Chair laid HB 4039 before the committee: HB 4039 (Rep. Outman) A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled "Administrative procedures act of 1969," by amending section 39 (MCL 24.239), as amended by 2011 PA 239. Representative Outman testified in support of HB 4039. Questions and discussions followed. The Chair laid HB 4306 before the committee: HB 4306 (Rep. VanderWall) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 309 (MCL 257.309), as amended by 2022 PA 45, and by adding section 309a. Representative Vanderwall testified in support of HB 4306. Questions and discussions followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4306, but did not wish to speak: Andrea Schotthoefer, representing the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4306, but did not wish to speak: Nick Andary, representing the Michigan Department of State. Representative Posthumus moved to excuse Representative Herzberg from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schuette adjourned the meeting at 11:05 AM. Representative Bill Schuette, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov
Location
Room 428, State Capitol Building
Media count
2
Meeting date
2025-09-04
Meeting id
meeting-212
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum not determined
Scheduled start
2025-09-04 10:30:00.000000
Session name
2025-2026

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Rules,” /meetings/meeting-212.

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