Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Veterans and Emergency Services

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Meeting date
2025-12-03
Scheduled start
2025-12-03 09:00:00.000000
Documented start
2025-12-03 09:00:00.000000
Documented end
2025-12-03 09:39:00.000000
Location
the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2025-12-03 09:39:00.000000
Actual start
2025-12-03 09:00:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-17
Committee name
Veterans and Emergency Services
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. KEVIN HERTEL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. DAYNA POLANKI8 SEN. RICK OUTMAN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. JONATHAN LINDSAY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT CHAIR 6600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7670 FAX: (517) 373-5958 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 3, 2025 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services was scheduled for Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4189 (Rep. Woolford) with recommendation. 2. Reported HB 4301 (Rep. BeGole) with recommendation. 3. Reported HB 4302 (Rep. McFall) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Outman and Lindsey, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up HB 4189, and invited Rep. Woolford to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4189: Melissa Hanks Ketchel - Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4189: Courtney Payne - Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Outman to report HB 4189 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Outman and Lindsey Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up HB’s 4301 and 4302, and invited Rep. McFall to summarize the bills. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB’s 4301 and 4302: Trent Atkins, Mutual Aid Box Alarm Systems – Support Shadd Whitehead, Mutual Aid Box Alarm Systems – Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB’s 4301 and 4302: Erin Schor, Michigan Department of State – Neutral The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to report HB 4301 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Outman and Lindsey Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lindsey to report HB 4302 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Klinefelt, Sen.(s) Hertel, Outman and Lindsey Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Polehanki was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:39 a.m. Date adopted by committee:
Location
the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2025-12-03
Meeting id
meeting-4475
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2025-12-03 09:00:00.000000
Session name
2025-2026

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