House Committee of the Whole advances multiple bills including 9-1-1 changes, veteran plate clarifications and a corrections career campus

The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee of the Whole on Feb. 18 reported a bundle of bills favorably, advancing measures that include transferring local 9-1-1 collection duties to the state treasurer, clarifying veterans' license-plate eligibility, creating a career campus at Lansing Penitentiary and designating two memorial highway segments.

Why it matters: The items voted out of the Committee of the Whole affect state administration (9-1-1 collections), veterans' benefits documentation, local governance (county fair board membership), corrections programming and commemorative roadway designations. Several measures were reported as amended; the Committee recommended passage so the full House may consider final passage.

Most significant actions reported by the Committee of the Whole included:

- HB 2110 — 9-1-1 administrative changes: Representative Hoffman explained the bill is a “trailer” to last year’s statutory change that created the State 9‑1‑1 Board (previously the State 9‑1‑1 Coordinating Council). The bill removes the Local Collection Point Administrator (LCPA) role and transfers collection and remittance duties to the state treasurer, creates funds needed to move receipts into the state treasury, and removes a $2,000,000 cap on the 9‑1‑1 grant fund. The…