- Activity date
- 2025-08-20
- Activity key
- committee motion:286557
- Activity role
- prevailed
- Activity type
- committee motion
- Bill id
- Not recorded
- Canonical name
- Alicia St. Germaine
- Chamber sitting id
- Not recorded
- Committee meeting id
- 197
- Confidence
- 1.0
- Evidence text
- Representative St. Germaine moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 25, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4743 before the committee: HB 4743 (Rep. Woolford) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending section 74116 (MCL 324.74116), as amended by 2016 PA 1. Representative Woolford testified in support of HB 4743. Questions and discussions followed. Chris Semrinec, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified with no position on HB 4743. Questions and discussions followed. Nichole Fisher, representing mParks, testified with no position on HB 4672, HB 4673 and HB 4743. Michael Greene, representing the American Legion Department of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4673. Questions and discussions followed. The Chair laid HB 4694 and HB 4695 before the committee: HB 4694 (Rep. Markkanen) A bill to amend 2000 PA 321, entitled "Recreational authorities act," by amending sections 5, 7, 9, 11, and 21 (MCL 123.1135, 123.1137, 123.1139, 123.1141, and 123.1151), sections 5 and 21 as amended by 2003 PA 135 and section 11 as amended by 2016 PA 173, and by adding section 10. HB 4695 (Rep. Markkanen) A bill to amend 2000 PA 321, entitled "Recreational authorities act," by amending sections 1 and 3 (MCL 123.1131 and 123.1133), section 3 as amended by 2016 PA 174. Representative Markkanen testified in support of HB 4694 and HB 4695. Rich Bowman, representing The Nature Conservancy, testified in support of HB 4694 and HB 4695. Questions and discussions followed. The Chair laid HB 4673 and HB 4672 before the committee: HB 4673 (Rep. Markkanen) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 805 (MCL 257.805), as amended by 2021 PA 96. HB 4672 (Rep. Steele) A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and environmental protection act," by amending sections 74116 and 78119 (MCL 324.74116 and 324.78119), section 74116 as amended by 2016 PA 1 and section 78119 as amended by 2013 PA 81. Chris Semrinec, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, testified with no position on HB 4672 and HB 4673. The committee returned to consideration of HB 4694 and HB 4695. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4694 and HB 4695, but did not wish to speak: Nancy Leonard, representing the Michigan Nature Association. Jimmy Johnsen, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. Nichole Fisher, representing mParks. Jerald Wuorenmaa, representing the Western U.P. Planning and Development Region. Chris Semrinec, representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Robin Meneguzzo, representing the Keweenaw Community Foundation. Sean Gohman, representing the Keweenaw National Historical Parks Advisory Commission. The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4694 and HB 4695, but did not wish to speak: Emily Smith, representing the Michigan Environmental Council. The Committee returned to the consideration of HB 4672 and HB 4673 Representative Steele and Representative Markkanen testified in support of HB 4672 and HB 4673. Questions and discussions followed.
- Roll call id
- Not recorded
- Source kind
- committee motion