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 12, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 12:30
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation from Families Against Narcotics.
2. Testimony regarding SB 219 (Sen. Santana).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:33 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. Klinefelt to adopt the meeting minutes from March 22, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Judge Linda Davis, Executive Director of Families Against Narcotics, and Elena Kline,
Program Director at Corewell Health, to give a presentation regarding the organization.
The Chair invited Sen. Santana to summarize SB 219.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 219:
Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support
Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Support
Amy Ellis, Spartan Nash – Support
Eric Roath, Michigan Pharmacists Association – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 219:
Sonny Hoogendorn, Meijer – Support
Dave Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support
Lisa Bade, Citizen – Support
Jarrett Skorup, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Support
Bel Martin, Ascension – Support
Rachel Carl, Walmart – Support
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Jill McCormack, National Association of Chain Drug Stores – Support
Jamie Zaniewski, CVS Health – Support
Kimberly Walz, Walgreens – Support
Scott Kempa, Michigan State Medical Society – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:29 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: April 19, 2023
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