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- Meeting date
- 2026-05-20
- Scheduled start
- 2026-05-20 13:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2026-05-20 13:05:00.000000
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2026-05-20 13:05:00.000000
- 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 Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:00 PM 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 May 14, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5872, HB 5873, HB 5874, HB 5875, HB 5876, HB 5877, HB 5878, and HB 5879 before the committee: HB 5872 (Rep. Bollin) A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The general property tax act," by amending section 27a (MCL 211.27a), as amended by 2016 PA 375. HB 5873 (Rep. Frisbie) A bill to repeal 1993 PA 331, entitled "State education tax act," (MCL 211.901 to 211.906). HB 5874 (Rep. Linting) A bill to repeal 1993 PA 330, entitled "State real estate transfer tax act," (MCL 207.521 to 207.537). HB 5875 (Rep. Bohnak) A bill to amend 2018 PA 57, entitled "Recodified tax increment financing act," by amending section 228a (MCL 125.4228a). HB 5876 (Rep. Kuhn) A bill to amend 1941 PA 122, entitled "An act to establish the revenue collection duties of the department of treasury; to prescribe its powers and duties as the revenue collection agency of this state; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the state treasurer; to establish the collection duties of certain other state departments for money or accounts owed to this state; to regulate the importation, stamping, and disposition of certain tobacco products; to provide for the transfer of powers and duties now vested in certain other state boards, commissions, departments, and offices; to prescribe certain duties of and require certain reports from the department of treasury; to provide procedures for the payment, administration, audit, assessment, levy of interests or penalties on, and appeals of taxes and tax liability; to prescribe its powers and duties if an agreement to act as agent for a city to administer, collect, and enforce the city income tax act on behalf of a city is entered into with any city; to provide an appropriation; to abolish the state board of tax administration; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to declare the effect of this act," by amending section 21 (MCL 205.21), as amended by 2017 PA 215. HB 5877 (Rep. Robinson) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending section 3912 (MCL 700.3912). HB 5878 (Rep. Schriver) A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled "The general property tax act," by amending section 19 (MCL 211.19), as amended by 2023 PA 176, and by adding section 9q. HB 5879 (Rep. Thompson) A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled "An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers and certain providers of electric vehicle charging services; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 6a (MCL 460.6a), as amended by 2023 PA 231. A substitute (H-1) to HB 5872 was previously adopted at the April 30, 2026, meeting. Representative VanderWall moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5872 (H-1). The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5872 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5873 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5874 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5875 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5876 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5877 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative VanderWall moved to report out HB 5878 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Representative Harris moved to report out HB 5879 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 5872, HB 5873, HB 5874, HB 5875, HB 5876, HB 5877, HB 5878, and HB 5879, but due to the time constraints was unable to speak: Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association. There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 1:05 PM. Representative Brian BeGole, Chair Edward Sleeper Committee Clerk esleeper@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2026-05-20
- Meeting id
- meeting-448
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2026-05-20 13:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Government Operations,” /meetings/meeting-448.
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