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
May 24, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 2:00
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 31 (Sen. Cherry).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:03 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 26, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Cherry to summarize SB 31.
Sen. Cherry offered an (S-1) version of SB 31.
The Chair invited Sen. Cherry to summarize the (S-1) version of SB 31.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 31. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and
Runestad
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 31:
Jemeela Maun, Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan – Support
Melissa Sargent, Ecology Center – Support
Taniccia Henry, Detroit Lead Parent Advocacy Group – Support
Jackie Hernandez, Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan – Support
Carin Speidel, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support (in concept)
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The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 31:
Ross Gavin, Michigan Environmental Council – Support
Loretta Bush, Authority Health – Support
Julie Cassidy, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:47 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 7, 2023
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