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- Meeting date
- 2020-03-03
- Scheduled start
- 2020-03-03 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2020-03-03 10:50:00.000000
- Location
- Room 327, House Office Building
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- Actual end
- 2020-03-03 10:50:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-127
- Committee name
- Transportation
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION REP. JACK O'MALLEY CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, March 3, 2020 10:30 AM Room 327, House Office Building The House Standing Committee on Transportation was called to order by Chair O'Malley. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon. Absent/Excused: Rep. Yancey. Representative Clemente moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 18, 2020. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4970 before the committee: HB 4970 (Rep. Bellino) A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled "An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified sources; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 12d. Representative Sheppard moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4970. The motion prevailed 12- 0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Bellino testified in support of HB 4970, as substitute (H-1). Questions and discussion followed. Ryan Mitchell, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation, testified with a neutral position on HB 4970. Tim Greimel, representing AFSCME Council 25, testified in opposition to HB 4970. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4970, but did not wish to speak: Ed Noyola, representing the Michigan County Road Association. The Chair laid HB 4600 and HB 5274 before the committee: HB 4600 (Rep. Alexander) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 710d, 710e, and 907 (MCL 257.710d, 257.710e, and 257.907), section 710d as amended by 2009 PA 57, section 710e as amended by 2016 PA 460, and section 907 as amended by 2015 PA 126. HB 5274 (Rep. Clemente) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 907 (MCL 257.907), as amended by 2015 PA 126. Substitute (H-1) to HB 4600 was previously adopted on December 12, 2019. Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4600. The motion prevailed 12- 0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Alexander testified in support of HB 4600, as substitute (H-2). Questions and discussion followed. Representative Howell moved to refer House Bill No. 4600 to the Committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 12-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Sheppard moved to refer House Bill No. 5274 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed 12-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon. Nays: None. Pass: None. The following people submitted a card in a support of HB 4600 and HB 5274, but did not wish to speak: Tiffany Hauser, representing AAA of Michigan. Jared Burkhart, representing the Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4600, but did not wish to speak: Sergeant Nicole McGhee, representing the Michigan State Police. Amy Zaagman, representing the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health. The Chair laid HB 5267 before the committee: HB 5267 (Rep. Berman) A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled "Michigan memorial highway act," (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2084) by adding section 1050. Representative Berman testified in support of HB 5267. Representative Alexander moved to refer House Bill No. 5267 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed 12-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. O'Malley, Eisen, Cole, Sheppard, Alexander, Bellino, Howell, Afendoulis, Sneller, Clemente, Haadsma, Shannon. Nays: None. Pass: None. The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 5267, but did not wish to speak: Mark Polsdofer, representing the Michigan Department of Transportation. Representative Clemente moved to excuse Representative Yancey from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Jack O'Malley adjourned the meeting at 10:50 AM. Representative Jack O'Malley, Chair Dakota Soda Committee Clerk dsoda@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 327, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2020-03-03
- Meeting id
- meeting-2384
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2020-03-03 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Transportation,” /meetings/meeting-2384.
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