Meeting Minutes — House Committee on Economic Competitiveness (October 30, 2025)

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Meeting minutes of the House of Representatives Committee on Economic Competitiveness, Rep. Mike Hoadley, Chair, for Thursday, October 30, 2025. The Chair laid HB 4913, HB 4914, HB 4915 and HB 4933 before the committee, and later HB 4927. The minutes record that the motion to report out HB 4913 with recommendation did not prevail 5-4-1, and that the motion to report out HB 4914 with recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules prevailed 6-3-1. Votes of 10-0-0 are recorded on substitute (H-1) to HB 4927 and on reporting out HB 4927.

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                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                   COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
                              REP. MIKE HOADLEY
                                     CHAIR

                       COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Thursday, October 30, 2025             10:30 AM                  Room 521, House Office
                                                                              Building

The House Committee on Economic Competitiveness was called to order by Chair Hoadley.

The Chair requested attendance to be called:
    Present: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer, St. Germaine, Grant, Brixie,
    Tate and Coffia.
    Absent: Rep. Harris.
    Excused: Rep. Harris.

Representative BeGole moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 23, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.

The Chair laid HB 4913, HB 4914, HB 4915 and HB 4933 before the committee:

   HB 4913            (Rep. Bohnak)          A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
                                             "Occupational code," by amending section
                                             2004 (MCL 339.2004), as amended by 2016
                                             PA 435.
   HB 4914            (Rep. Outman)          A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
                                             "Occupational code," by amending section
                                             2010 (MCL 339.2010), as amended by 1992
                                             PA 103.
   HB 4915            (Rep. Maddock)         A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
                                             health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211)
                                             by adding section 16149.
   HB 4933            (Rep. Steele)          A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
                                             "Occupational code," by amending sections
                                             303a and 411 (MCL 339.303a and 339.411),
                                             section 303a as amended by 2014 PA 265 and
                                             section 411 as amended by 2020 PA 388; and
                                             to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4913 and HB 4914, but did not wish to
speak:
    Michelle Batora, representing the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors.
    Jonathan Beythan, PE, SE.
    Michelle Kruzel, Architect.
    Zayda Steinke, Architect.
    Jan Culbertson, FAIA, LEED AP.
    John Rauser, PS.
    Leanne Panduren, PE.
    Michael Casico.
    James Bier, PE.
    Thomas Wheat, PE.
    George Jerome Jr. PS, PE.
    Daniel Beyer.
    Najahyia Chinchilla, LEEP-AP, BD+C.
    Jim Schneider RA.
    Aaron Wendzel.
    Shirley Schneider.
    Warren Owen.
    Neale Bauman, CCS, LEED-AP.
    Randy Case, LEED-AP.
    Christian Mueller.
    Dennis King, FAIA, FESD, LEED AP.
    Timothy Flintoff Jr.
    Amy Rydleski.
    Michael Royalty, PE.
    Patricia Locher, P.E.
    Stacie Hadeed.
    Jeffrey Winslow, CDT.
    Amy Hetletvedt.
    Paul Eland, LEED-AP.
    Erin Andrus, LEED-AP, BD+C, 36CFR61.
    Scott Goodsell, Principal Architect.
    Andrew Tjepkema.
    Amanda Hemeyer, PE.
    Scott Hemeyer, PE.
    Douglas Scott, P.E.
    Henry Horton, Elected County Surveyor for Lapeer County.
    Maxwell Murray, PE.

The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 4915, but due to the
time constraints were unable to speak:
    Stephanie Nawyn.

The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4933, but did not wish to speak:
    Christine Suave, representing the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.

Representative Bohnak moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4913. The motion prevailed 6-4-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
    Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer and St. Germaine.
    Nays: Reps. Grant, Brixie, Tate and Coffia.
    Pass: None.

Representative Bohnak moved to report out HB 4913 with recommendation. The motion did not
prevail 5-4-1:

UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
  Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, DeBoyer and St. Germaine.
  Nays: Reps. Grant, Brixie, Tate and Coffia.
  Pass: Rep. BeGole.

Representative Outman moved to report out HB 4914 with recommendation that the bill be
referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 6-3-1:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer and St. Germaine.
   Nays: Reps. Grant, Brixie and Tate.
   Pass: Rep. Coffia.

Representative Tate moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4915. The motion did not prevail
4-1-5:

UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
  Yeas: Reps. Grant, Brixie, Tate and Coffia.
  Nays: Rep. BeGole.
  Pass: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, DeBoyer and St. Germaine.

Representative Hoadley moved to report out HB 4915 with recommendation that the bill be
referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 6-4-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer and St. Germaine.
   Nays: Reps. Grant, Brixie, Tate and Coffia.
   Pass: None.

The Chair laid HB 4927 before the committee:

   HB 4927             (Rep. Fairbairn)        A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled
                                               "Occupational code," by amending sections
                                               1108 and 1110 (MCL 339.1108 and
                                               339.1110), section 1108 as amended by 2021
                                               PA 101 and section 1110 as amended by 2020
                                               PA 27.

Representative Bohnak moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4927. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer, St. Germaine, Grant, Brixie, Tate
   and Coffia.
    Nays: None.
    Pass: None.

Representative Bohnak moved to report out HB 4927 with recommendation that the substitute
(H-1) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-1) be
referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer, St. Germaine, Grant, Brixie, Tate
   and Coffia.
   Nays: None.
   Pass: None.

Representative St. Germaine moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4933. The motion prevailed
8-1-1:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer, St. Germaine, Grant and Brixie.
   Nays: Rep. Tate.
   Pass: Rep. Coffia.

Representative St. Germaine moved to report out HB 4933 with recommendation that the
substitute (H-1) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-1)
be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 6-2-2:

FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
   Yeas: Reps. Hoadley, Bohnak, Outman, BeGole, DeBoyer and St. Germaine.
   Nays: Reps. Brixie and Tate.
   Pass: Reps. Grant and Coffia.

Representative BeGole moved to excuse Representative Harris from the meeting. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.

There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hoadley adjourned the meeting at
10:50 AM.


Representative Mike Hoadley, Chair

Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov


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