MEMBERS:
SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. ARIC NESBITT
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. KEN HORN
SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND
BANKING
SENATOR LANA THEIS
CHAIR
7400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2420
FAX: (517) 373-2764
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
November 4, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Banking was scheduled for Wednesday, November 4,
2020, at 11:00 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 464 (Sen. Lucido).
2. Testimony regarding SB 1126 (Sen. Lauwers).
3. Reported HB 4508 (S-1) (Rep. Webber) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock
and McMorrow, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the meeting minutes from September 30, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 464:
Sen. Peter Lucido – Support
Kieran Marion, Michigan Credit Union League – Support
Patricia Herndon, Michigan Bankers Association – Support
David Knezek and Scott Teter, Michigan Attorney General – No Position
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1126:
Jeff Romback, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support
Dave Sokol, Michigan Association of Health Underwriters – Support
Kristen Kangas-Kraft, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan – No Position
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1126:
Jason Wadaga, Upper Peninsula Health Plan – Support
Amanda Fisher, National Federation of Independent Businesses – Support
Rom Lafferty, Health Alliance Plan – Support
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The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4508:
Bill Zaagman, AIG of the U.S. Travel Insurance Association – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4508. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to report the (S-1) version of HB 4508 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Daley, Barrett, Horn, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4508. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Geiss was
excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 11:49 a.m.
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