Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Government Operations

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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
2026-03-05
Scheduled start
2026-03-05 09:00:00.000000
Documented start
Not recorded
Documented end
2026-03-05 09:38:00.000000
Location
Room 307, House Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2026-03-05 09:38:00.000000
Actual start
Not recorded
Chamber
house
Committee id
committee-27
Committee name
Government Operations
Evidence text
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS REP. BRIAN BEGOLE CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:00 AM Room 307, House Office Building The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair BeGole. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative VanderWall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 26, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5340 before the committee: HB 5340 (Rep. Paquette) A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled "The management and budget act," (MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 427. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak with no position on HB 5340, but due to the time constraints was unable to speak: Ashley Meyers. Representative Fitzgerald moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5340. The motion did not prevail 2-3-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Nays: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Pass: None. Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5340 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 4-0-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall and McFall. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Fitzgerald. The Chair laid HB 5652 before the committee: HB 5652 (Rep. BeGole) A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," (MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 2940a. At 9:07 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:08 AM, Majority Vice Chair Harris called the committee back to order. Representative BeGole testified in support of HB 5652. Questions and discussions followed. At 9:10 AM, Majority Vice Chair Harris laid the committee at ease. At 9:10 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Tierra Hubbard, representing the Performance Racing Industry, testified in support of HB 5652. Questions and discussions followed. Woody Sloan, representing the Sloan Onondaga Dragway, testified in support of HB 5652. Questions and discussions followed. Ashley Meyers testified in opposition to HB 5652. Brandon Hamby, representing the Flat Rock Speedway, testified in support of HB 5652. Dennis Wheeler, representing the Owosso Speedway, testified in support of HB 5652. Questions and discussions followed. There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 9:38 AM. Representative Brian BeGole, Chair Edward Sleeper Committee Clerk esleeper@house.mi.gov
Location
Room 307, House Office Building
Media count
2
Meeting date
2026-03-05
Meeting id
meeting-373
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum not determined
Scheduled start
2026-03-05 09:00:00.000000
Session name
2025-2026

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Government Operations,” /meetings/meeting-373.

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