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Families and Veterans
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The source classifies this meeting as held. Proceeding quorum is quorum not determined; that is not an individual attendance finding.
- Meeting date
- 2026-02-24
- Scheduled start
- 2026-02-24 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2026-02-24 12:32:00.000000
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2026-02-24 12:32:00.000000
- 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, February 24, 2026 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, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes, Rheingans and Xiong. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Pavlov moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 16, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4696 and HB 4697 before the committee: HB 4696 (Rep. Meerman) A bill to amend 2008 PA 260, entitled "Guardianship assistance act," by amending section 2 (MCL 722.872), as amended by 2023 PA 69. HB 4697 (Rep. Young) A bill to amend 2008 PA 260, entitled "Guardianship assistance act," by amending section 4 (MCL 722.874), as amended by 2023 PA 69. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4696 and HB 4697, but did not wish to speak: Adam Stacey, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Elizabeth Henderson, representing the Michigan Federation for Children & Families. Representative Thompson moved to report out HB 4696 with recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Fox moved to report out HB 4697 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Schmaltz, Wozniak, Fox, Johnsen, Thompson, Pavlov, Woolford, Young, Byrnes and Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5387 before the committee: HB 5387 (Rep. Cavitt) A bill to amend 2012 PA 176, entitled "Mozelle senior or vulnerable adult medical alert act," by amending section 2 (MCL 28.712). Representative Cavitt testified in support of HB 5387. Tim Poxen, representing the American Legion, testified in support of HB 5387. Questions and discussions followed. Robert Bull, representing himself, testified in support of HB 5387. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Schmaltz adjourned the meeting at 12:32 PM. Representative Kathy Schmaltz, Chair Brittany Middaugh Committee Clerk bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2026-02-24
- Meeting id
- meeting-356
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2026-02-24 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-356.
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