HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
REP. DAIRE RENDON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, April 28, 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, Berman, Kahle, Hall, Meerman, Posthumus, Tisdel, Brenda Carter,
Bolden, Coleman, Stone, Breen, Steenland.
Absent: Reps. LaFave, Bezotte, Clements, Anthony.
Excused: Reps. LaFave, Bezotte, Clements, Anthony.
Representative Berman joined the committee remotely.
Representative Brenda Carter moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 18, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 447 before the committee:
SB 447
(Sen. Lauwers)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to
500.8302) by adding section 3471.
Senator Lauwers, joined by Christine Shearer and Diane Wolfenden, both representing the
Michigan Association of Health Plans, all testified in support of SB 447. Questions and
discussion followed.
Dave Sokol, representing the Michigan Association of Health Underwriters, testified in support
of SB 447. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 447, but did not wish to speak:
Rory Lafferty, representing the Health Alliance Plan.
The Chair laid SB 624 before the committee:
SB 624
(Sen. Theis)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
4072 (MCL 500.4072), as amended by 2003 PA
200.
Frank Venuto, representing the American Council of Life Insurers, testified in support of SB 624.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 624, but did not wish to speak:
Joseph Sullivan, representing the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
Marcia Hune, representing the Life Insurance Association of Michigan.
Representative Posthumus moved to excuse Representatives LaFave, Bezotte, Clements and
Anthony from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous
consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Rendon adjourned the meeting at
9:28 AM.
Representative Daire Rendon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov