HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. CURTIS VANDERWALL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Health Policy was called to order by Chair VanderWall.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin,
Schmaltz, St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and
Foreman.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Frisbie moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 05, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4077 and HB 4078 before the committee:
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building
HB 4077
(Rep. Rogers)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 2804,
2843, 2843b, 2844, and 16221 (MCL
333.2804, 333.2843, 333.2843b, 333.2844,
and 333.16221), section 2804 as amended by
2012 PA 499, section 2843 as amended by
2013 PA 79, section 2843b as added by 1986
PA 185, and section 16221 as amended by
2023 PA 209.
HB 4078
(Rep. Mueller)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 181, entitled "An act
relative to investigations in certain instances
of the causes of death within this state due to
violence, negligence or other act or omission
of a criminal nature or to protect public
health; to provide for the taking of statements
from injured persons under certain
circumstances; to abolish the office of coroner
and to create the office of county medical
examiner in certain counties; to prescribe the
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4077 and HB 4078, but did not wish to
speak:
Bill Zaagman, representing the Michigan Association of County Clerks.
Mary Pollock, representing the Michigan State Employee Retirees Association.
Representative Bohnak moved to report out HB 4077 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 15-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley and Hoskins.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Schmaltz moved to report out HB 4078 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 16-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4037 and HB 4038 before the committee:
At 9:11 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:12 AM, Majority Vice Chair Thompson called the committee back to order.
Representative Rogers, joined by Representative VanderWall, testified in support of HB 4037
and HB 4038. Questions and discussion followed.
At 9:24 AM, Majority Vice Chair Thompson laid the committee at ease.
powers and duties of county medical
examiners; to prescribe penalties for
violations of the provisions of this act; and to
prescribe a referendum thereon," by amending
sections 2 and 3 (MCL 52.202 and 52.203), as
amended by 2012 PA 171.
HB 4037
(Rep. Rogers)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 2501 and
2505 (MCL 333.2501 and 333.2505), as
added by 2006 PA 137, and by adding section
2508.
HB 4038
(Rep. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 2018 PA 175, entitled
"Insurance provider assessment act," by
amending section 13 (MCL 550.1763).
At 9:25 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Kim Bachelder and Isabell Pancheco, representing the Michigan Health Information Network,
testified in support of HB 4037 and HB 4038. Questions and discussions followed.
Representative Rogers returned to answer questions from the committee members.
Dr. Kevin Bohnsack, representing the Michigan State Medical Society, testified in support of HB
4037 and HB 4038. Questions and discussions followed.
Isabell Pancheco and Representative Rogers returned to answer questions from the committee
members.
Larry WagenKnecht testified in support of HB 4037 and HB 4038.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4038 and HB 4037, but did not wish to
speak:
Kate Dorsey, representing the Michigan State Medical Society.
Eric Roath, representing the Michigan Pharmacists Association.
Greg Foezley, MD, representing himself.
Tom Simmer, MD, representing himself.
Dr. Scott Monteith, MD, representing himself.
Dr. Faiyaz Syed, MD, representing the Michigan Primary Care Association.
Dr. John Vismara, MD, representing United Physicians, INC.
Helen Hill, representing the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Janee Tyus, representing the Health Information Technology Commission.
Dr. Dennis Smith, representing himself.
Amanda Klein, representing the American Heart Association.
Representative Hoskins moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair VanderWall adjourned the meeting
at 10:20 AM.
Representative Curtis VanderWall, Chair
Hazel Campbell-Crawley
Committee Clerk
hcrawley@house.mi.gov