MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
CHAIR
7600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7315
FAX: (517) 373-3126
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 17, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 12:30
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5527 (S-2) (Rep. Fitzgerald) with recommendation.
2. Reported HB 5528 (S-2) (Rep. Carter) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:36 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber,
Hauck, and Huizenga, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to adopt the meeting minutes from March 20, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion from Sen. Webber to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Runestad was excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited Rep. Carter to summarize HB’s 5527 - 5528.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB’s 5527-5528:
Cindie DeWolf, American Heart Association – Support
Alex Bowerson, American Heart Association – Support
Dr. Alyssa Vermeulen, University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital – Support
Dr. Brad Uren, MI State Medical Society and MI College of Emergency Physicians – Support
Ken Edmonds, National Football League – Support
Randy Gillary, The Kimberly Ann Gillary Foundation - Support
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB’s
5527-5528:
Page 1 of 2
Jennifer Smith, MI Association of School Boards – Support HB 5527
Nicole Nystrom, Stryker Corporation – Support
Dr. Robert Neumar, Save MI Heart – Support
Dr. Michael Fill, MI College of Emergency Physicians – Support
Dr. Sheryl Kennedy, MI Department of Education – Support
Brian Broderick, Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools – Support
Paul Stankewitz, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
The Chair invited Sen. Webber to summarize amendment #1 to HB 5527.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Webber to adopt amendment #1 to HB 5527. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to report HB 5527, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor
with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Sen. Webber to summarize amendment #1 to HB 5528.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Webber to adopt amendment #1 to HB 5528. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Webber to report HB 5528, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the
floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 18, 2024
Page 2 of 2