HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
REP. DAIRE RENDON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 9, 2022
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Insurance was called to order by Chair Rendon.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Rendon, Kahle, Hall, Meerman, Bezotte, Clements, Posthumus, Tisdel,
Harris, Brenda Carter, Bolden, Coleman, Stone, Breen, Steenland, Glanville.
Absent: Rep. LaFave.
Excused: None.
Representatives Kahle, Hall, Meerman, Clements, Posthumus, Tisdel, Harris and Steenland
joined the committee remotely.
The Chair laid HB 5999 before the committee:
HB 5999
(Rep. Coleman)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to
500.8302) by adding section 272.
Representative Coleman testified in support of HB 5999. Questions and discussion followed.
Sally Kohlar and Rachel Kohlar testified in support of HB 5999. Questions and discussion
followed.
Theresa Ruedisueli, representing Arcadia Homecare, testified in support of HB 5999. Questions
and discussion followed.
Deanna Cronk, representing Best Care Nursing Services, testified in support of HB 5999.
Questions and discussion followed.
Laura Alexander, representing Compassionate Care HHS, joined by Elizabeth Piner, representing
Ambrose Care Management, both testified in support of HB 5999. Questions and discussion
followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5999, but did not wish to speak:
Bonnie Anderson, representing the Michigan Interfaith Coalition.
Bill Flory, representing the Michigan Association for Justice.
Tom Judd, representing the Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council.
Kevin McKinney, representing CPAN.
Barry Cargill, representing the Home Care and Hospice Association.
April Mongefranco, representing herself.
Kaci Messeder, representing Detroit Disability Power.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Rendon adjourned the meeting at
10:04 AM.
Representative Daire Rendon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov