HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
REP. MIKE HARRIS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 17,
2025
Noon.
Room 521, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Insurance was called to order by Chair Harris.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter,
Tate and Fitzgerald.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Lightner moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 10, 2025. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4860 before the committee:
HB 4860
(Rep. Harris)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to
500.8302) by adding section 3406ss.
Chair Harris testified in support of HB 4860.
Bill Sullivan, representing the Michigan Dental Association, testified in support of HB 4860.
Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4860, but did not wish to speak:
Manny Lentine, representing the Council of Michigan Dental Specialties.
Kevin Mckinney, representing the Michigan Association of Orthodontists.
Parker Fisher, representing the Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Representative Brenda Carter 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 Harris adjourned the meeting at 12:09
PM.
Representative Mike Harris, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov