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- Meeting date
- 2025-04-15
- Scheduled start
- 2025-04-15 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2025-04-15 10:06:00.000000
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2025-04-15 10:06:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-24
- Committee name
- Energy
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ENERGY REP. PAULINE WENDZEL CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES The House Committee on Energy was called to order by Chair Wendzel. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie, Linting, Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews, Herzberg and Myers-Phillips. Absent: Rep. Coffia. Excused: Rep. Coffia. Representative Prestin moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 25, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Presentation before the committee. Autumn Haagsma, representing the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education at Western Michigan University, provided a presentation on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage. Bob Mannes, representing the Core Energy, provided a presentation on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage. Questions and discussions followed. The Chair laid HB 4007 and HB 4283 before the committee: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 9:00 AM Room 519, House Office Building HB 4007 (Rep. Bohnak) A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled "Clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act," by amending section 3 (MCL 460.1003), as amended by 2023 PA 235. HB 4283 (Rep. Prestin) A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled "Clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act," by amending sections 28, 29, and 32 (MCL 460.1028, 460.1029, and 460.1032), sections 28 and 29 as amended and section 32 as added by 2023 PA 235, and by adding section 34. Nichole Keway Biber, representing Clean Water Action, testified in opposition to HB 4007 and HB 4283. Nick Occhipinti, representing the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, testified in opposition to HB 4007 and HB 4283. Questions and discussions followed. Jane Fitkin, representing Citizens for a Safe and Clean Lake Superior, testified in opposition to HB 4007 and HB 4283. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4007 and HB 4283, but did not wish to speak: Jason Hayes, representing the Mackinac Center. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4007 and HB 4283, but did not wish to speak: Carlee Knott, representing the Michigan Environmental Council. Sean McBrearty, representing Clean Water Action. Derrell Slaughter, representing the Natural Resources Defense Council. Kathleen Slonager, representing the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America- Michigan Chapter. Alexis Blizman, representing the Ecology Center. Denise Keele, representing the Michigan Climate Action Network. Paula Bowman and Denise Hartsough, representing the League of Women Voters of Michigan. Representative Brixie offered the following amendments to HB 4283: 1. Amend page 10, line 1, after "Sec. 34." by striking out "Electricity generated" and inserting "(1) Subject to subsection (2), electric providers that generate electricity". 2. Amend page 10, line 4, after "2024," by striking out "may be utilized to comply with" and inserting "are not subject to". 3. Amend page 10, line 5, after "standards" by striking out "and" and inserting "or". 4. Amend page 10, following line 5, by inserting: "(2) An energy provider described in subsection (1) whose rates are regulated by the commission shall submit an amended renewable energy plan as required under section 22. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply after the end of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator planning year ending in 2050.". Representative Prestin moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4283. The motion prevailed 15-0- 1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie, Linting, Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews and Herzberg. Nays: None. Pass: Rep. Myers-Phillips. Representative Martin moved to report HB 4283, as amended, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 12-1-3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie, Linting, Tate and Liberati. Nays: Rep. Brixie. Pass: Reps. Andrews, Herzberg and Myers-Phillips. Representative Brixie offered the following amendment to HB 4007: 1. Amend page 4 line 8 by striking out all of subparagraph (iv) and renumbering the remaining subparagraph. Representative BeGole moved to adopt the amendment to HB 4007. The motion did not prevail 6-10-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Tate, Brixie, Liberati, Andrews, Herzberg and Myers-Phillips. Nays: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie and Linting. Pass: None. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4007 with recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 12-2-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Wendzel, Prestin, Martin, BeGole, DeBoer, Schmaltz, Thompson, Fairbairn, Frisbie, Linting, Tate and Liberati. Nays: Reps. Brixie and Myers-Phillips. Pass: Reps. Andrews and Herzberg. Representative Schmaltz moved to excuse Representative Coffia from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Wendzel adjourned the meeting at 10:06 AM. Representative Pauline Wendzel, Chair Dakota Soda Committee Clerk dsoda@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2025-04-15
- Meeting id
- meeting-70
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2025-04-15 09:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Energy,” /meetings/meeting-70.
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