FALL/WINTER 2025
IN THIS ISSUE BFAAM Conference Recap PAGES 1-2 Legislative Spotlight: Rep. Karl Bohnack PAGE 3 BFAAM 2025 Legislative Wrap-Up PAGES 4-6 Join the BFAAM PAC PAGE 5 Upcoming Events PAGE 8
2025 BFAAM CONFERENCE RECAP The 2025 BFAAM Annual Conference was held in late October at the BFAAM headquarters in Lansing. Aside from the business portion of the conference, we had speakers from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and a roundtable discussion of current “hot topics” facing the industry. ELECTIONS During the business portion of the conference, Brett Byrnes from TKS Security, Ross Carraway from Carraway Fire & Life Safety Systems, LLC and Tom Delisle from Radar Security Alarm Co. were all unanimously re-elected to a three-year term on the BFAAM Board of Directors. LARA PRESENTATIONS As is customary at the annual conference, attendees heard presentations from several state regulators from within LARA on various topics. • Deputy Director for the Bureau of Construction Codes, Keith Lambert, spoke at length about emergency operation and testing on elevators. To view Keith’s presentation, click here. • The Lansing Region Supervisor for the Bureau of Fire Services (BFS), Brett Connell discussed updates within the division and ways to navigate the department. • Marshall Ogan and Jessica Ewing from the Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing (CSCL) Division closed the regulatory portion of the conference with a review of their division which handles: Eligibility for licensure/registration, monitoring for compliance from companies and investigating alleged violations. To view their presentation, click here.
Keith Lambert, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Construction Codes provides an update to attendees on navigating the department.
Wendy Block, Senior Vice President of Business Advocacy at the Michigan Chamber of Commerce discuss pending legislation before the Michigan Legislature that impacts your businesses.
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