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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
- 2026-05-21
- Scheduled start
- 2026-05-21 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2026-05-21 10:27:00.000000
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2026-05-21 10:27:00.000000
- 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, May 21, 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 May 20, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid SB 770 before the committee: SB 770 (Sen. Cherry) A bill to amend 2001 PA 266, entitled "Grade A milk law of 2001," by amending section 6 (MCL 288.476), as amended by 2018 PA 623. Representative Harris moved to report out SB 770 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 5-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris, VanderWall, Fitzgerald and McFall. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HCR 7 before the committee: HCR 7 (Rep. Meerman) A concurrent resolution applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress. Representative VanderWall moved to report out HCR 7 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 3-2-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. BeGole, Harris and VanderWall. Nays: Reps. Fitzgerald and McFall. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5123 and HB 5124 before the committee: HB 5123 (Rep. Harris) A bill to amend 2006 PA 480, entitled "Uniform video services local franchise act," by amending section 1 (MCL 484.3301). HB 5124 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to amend 2006 PA 480, entitled "Uniform video services local franchise act," by amending section 12 (MCL 484.3312). Representative Harris and Jason Colella, representing the office of Representative Snyder, testified in support of HB 5123 and HB 5124. Damon Stewart, representing Dish Network and DirecTV, testified in support of HB 5123. Questions and discussions followed. Doug Matthews, representing the City of Grand Rapids, testified in opposition to HB 5123. Questions and discussions followed. Mike Watza, representing the City of Warren, PROTEC, and MICMA, testified in opposition to HB 5123. Questions and discussions followed. Tom Norton, representing WKTV, testified in opposition to HB 5123. Questions and discussions followed. Ian Locke, representing Orion Township, testified in opposition to HB 5123. Questions and discussions followed. Hamlin Wade, representing DirecTV and DirecTV Stream, testified in support of HB 5123. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5123, but did not wish to speak: Teri Stiles, representing Oxford Community TV. John LaMacchia, representing the Michigan Municipal League. Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5123 and HB 5124, but did not wish to speak: Reka Holley Voelker, representing the Michigan Public Service Commission. There being no further business before the committee, Chair BeGole adjourned the meeting at 10:27 AM. Representative Brian BeGole, Chair Edward Sleeper Committee Clerk esleeper@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 307, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2026-05-21
- Meeting id
- meeting-453
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2026-05-21 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-453.
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