Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Government Operations

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Meeting date
2023-05-17
Scheduled start
2023-05-17 12:00:00.000000
Documented start
Not recorded
Documented end
2023-05-17 12:22:00.000000
Location
Room 307, House Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2023-05-17 12:22:00.000000
Actual start
Not recorded
Chamber
house
Committee id
committee-47
Committee name
Government Operations
Evidence text
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS REP. TULLIO LIBERATI CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:00 PM Room 307, House Office Building The House Committee on Government Operations was called to order by Chair Liberati. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. Liberati, Pohutsky, McFall, Posthumus, Greene. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative McFall moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 10, 2023. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4446, HB 4447, HB 4448 and HB 4449 before the committee: HB 4446 (Rep. Puri) A bill to designate Diwali, Deepavali, or the Festival of Lights as a holiday in this state. HB 4447 (Rep. Aiyash) A bill to designate Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr as holidays in this state. HB 4448 (Rep. MacDonell) A bill to designate Lunar New Year as a holiday in this state. HB 4449 (Rep. Puri) A bill to designate Vaisakhi or Baisakhi as a holiday in this state. Representative Puri and Representative Aiyash testified in support of HB 4446, HB 4447, HB 4448 and HB 4449. Questions and discussion followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4446, HB 4447, HB 4448 and HB 4449, but did not wish to speak: Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. The Chair laid HB 4544 and HB 4545 before the committee: HB 4544 (Rep. Arbit) A bill to designate Rosh Hashanah as a holiday in this state. HB 4545 (Rep. Steckloff) A bill to designate Yom Kippur as a holiday in this state. Representative Arbit and Representative Steckloff testified in support of HB 4544 and HB 4545. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Aiyash returned to answer questions on HB 4544 and HB 4545. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4544 and HB 4545 but did not wish to speak: Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Liberati adjourned the meeting at 12:22 PM. Representative Tullio Liberati, Chair Matt Carnagie Committee Clerk mcarnagie@house.mi.gov
Location
Room 307, House Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2023-05-17
Meeting id
meeting-653
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum not determined
Scheduled start
2023-05-17 12:00:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Government Operations,” /meetings/meeting-653.

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