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Committee vote · prevailed · 18–0–0
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committee vote
Recorded committee decision
to refer House Bill No. 5408 to the Committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1).
- Meeting date
- Not recorded
- Result
- prevailed
- Yeas
- 18
- Nays
- 0
- Validation
- consistent
- Related meeting
- meeting-2540
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- Canonical name
- Julie Alexander
- Committee vote id
- committee-vote-273626
- Evidence text
- Representative Alexander moved to refer House Bill No. 5408 to the Committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 18-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Vaupel, Frederick, Alexander, Calley, Hornberger, Lower, Whiteford, Afendoulis, Filler, Mueller, Wozniak, Liberati, Clemente, Ellison, Koleszar, Pohutsky, Stone, Witwer. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid SB 826 before the committee: SB 826 (Sen. VanderWall) A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental health code," by amending sections 100a, 100b, 100c, 281b, 400, 420, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, 430, 434, 435, 438, 452, 461, 463, 498o, 517, 532, 700, 740, and 742 (MCL 330.1100a, 330.1100b, 330.1100c, 330.1281b, 330.1400, 330.1420, 330.1423, 330.1425, 330.1426, 330.1427, 330.1429, 330.1430, 330.1434, 330.1435, 330.1438, 330.1452, 330.1461, 330.1463, 330.1498o, 330.1517, 330.1532, 330.1700, 330.1740, and 330.1742), sections 100a, 400, and 420 as amended by 2018 PA 595, section 100b as amended by 2020 PA 55, section 100c as amended by 2020 PA 99, section 281b as added by 2014 PA 200, sections 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, and 463 as amended by 2016 PA 320, sections 430, 498o, 700, and 740 as amended by 1995 PA 290, sections 434, 435, 438, 452, and 461 as amended by 2018 PA 593, sections 517 and 532 as amended by 2018 PA 596, and section 742 as amended by 2004 PA 527. Senator VanderWall testified in support of SB 826. Dr. Michelle Reid, Past President, representing the Michigan Psychiatric Society, testified in support of SB 826. Allison Badger, Psychiatric Physician Assistant, representing the U of M Health System, testified in support of SB 826. Margaret Keeler, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, representing the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, testified in support of SB 826. Diana Prichard, representing the Americans for Prosperity, testified in support of SB 826. Bret Jackson, representing the Economic Alliance for Michigan, testified in support of SB 826. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 826, but did not wish to speak: Judge Harvey J. Hoffman, representing the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals. Dawn Kettinger, representing the Michigan Nurses Association. Greg George, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants (PAs). Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (NPs). Michigan Osteopathic Association (DOs). Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health & Hospitals Association. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP). Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine (addiction physicians). Evie Zois Sweeney, representing the American Nurses Association . American Psychiatric Nurses Association (Michigan Chapter). Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association (MHCA). Bret Jackson, representing the Economic Alliance of Michigan. Algeria Wilson, representing the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Monika Miner, representing the Michigan Association of Colleges of Nursing. The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 826, but did not wish to speak: Mark McWilliams, representing the Disability Rights Michigan. Sherri Boyd, representing the Arc Michigan. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Hank Vaupel adjourned the meeting at 8:43 AM. Representative Hank Vaupel, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Meeting id
- meeting-2540
- Member id
- member-207
- Motion text
- to refer House Bill No. 5408 to the Committee on Ways and Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1).
- Mover label
- Alexander
- Nays
- 0
- Passes
- 0
- Position
- 4
- Resolution method
- unique surname
- Result
- prevailed
- Service id
- service-514
- Validation state
- consistent
- Yeas
- 18
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