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 26, 2023
A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary,
and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 12:30 p.m., in the State Room South,
Heritage Hall, 100 S. Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI 48933.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentations regarding Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:34 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, Huizenga, and Runestad, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to adopt the meeting minutes from April 19, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
At 12:36 p.m., the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was called to order and the
roll was called. A quorum was present.
Chair Chang invited Kimberly Hurst, Founder and Executive Director of the Avalon Healing Center, and Dr.
Rebecca Campbell, Professor at Michigan State University, to give a presentation regarding the Avalon Healing
Center.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Chang moved to adjourn the Civil Rights,
Judiciary, and Public Safety committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:42 p.m.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:43 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: May 24, 2023
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