The House Rules Committee met Oct. 23 and adopted substitute language for House Bills 4929 and 4930, and reported House Bill 4221 with recommendation, each by unanimous roll call.

Representative Aragona moved to adopt substitute H‑1 for HB 4929, described to clarify that a license surrender made to avoid disciplinary action does not entitle the licensee to a refund and to permit a relicensure application after eight years with a 90‑day effective date. The committee adopted the substitute on roll call and later approved a minor amendment to H‑1 moved by Representative Martin to make the language on page 3, line 20 consistent with the rest of the section. Representative Martin then moved to report HB 4929 with recommendation as amended; the clerk recorded 8 yeas, 0 nays and the motion prevailed.

Representative Aragona moved to adopt substitute H‑2 for HB 4930, which the committee described as clarifying that an applicant must meet all requirements under the law or rules of licensure and adding a 90‑day effective date. The substitute was adopted on roll call. Representative Wenzel moved to report HB 4930 with recommendation (sub H‑2); the motion prevailed on an 8‑0 roll call.

Representative Whitworth moved to report House Bill 4221 with recommendation; the motion prevailed by roll call with 8 yeas and 0 nays.

The committee recorded the same formal vote tally for each roll call: eight members present voting in favor, none opposed. Support cards were noted on the record for some bills; Jared Skorp of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and a witness listed as “Marnie” appeared on support cards relating to HB 4929 and HB 4930.

No formal committee amendments beyond the minor technical fix to HB 4929 were adopted on the floor of the Rules Committee. No final action (floor passage) on any bill was recorded in the committee transcript; each bill was reported with recommendation to the next step in the legislative process.