HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
REP. DAIRE L RENDON
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 6, 2020
9:00 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Insurance was called to order by Chair Rendon.
The Clerk read a letter from House Speaker Lee Chatfield appointing Representative Yousef
Rabhi to replace Representative Kyra Bolden on the Insurance Committee.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Rendon, Markkanen, Webber, Vaupel, Bellino, Frederick, Hoitenga, LaFave,
Berman, Paquette, Wittenberg, Gay-Dagnogo, Lasinski, Rabhi, Sneller, Brenda Carter,
Coleman.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Webber moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 3, 2019. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 172 before the committee:
SB 172
(Sen. Stamas)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section 513 (MCL
500.513), as added by 2001 PA 24.
Brian Shoaf, representing Senator Stamas' office, joined by Andrew Doerr, representing the
American Property Casualty Insurance Association, both testified in support of SB 172.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 172, but did not wish to speak:
Dyck Van Koevering, representing the Insurance Alliance of Michigan.
Matt Sowash, representing State Farm.
Ken Ross, representing John Hancock Life Insurance.
Marcia Hune, representing the Life Insurance Association of Michigan.
The Chair laid HB 4508 before the committee:
HB 4508
(Rep. Webber) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section 1202 (MCL
500.1202), as amended by 2016 PA 114, and by adding
chapter 12b.
Representative Webber testified to his proposed (H-1) substitute to HB 4508.
Representative Webber moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4508. The motion prevailed 17-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Rendon, Markkanen, Webber, Vaupel, Bellino, Frederick, Hoitenga, LaFave,
Berman, Paquette, Wittenberg, Gay-Dagnogo, Lasinski, Rabhi, Sneller, Brenda Carter,
Coleman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
John Fielding, representing the United States Travel Insurance Association, testified in support of
HB 4508.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4508 (H-1), but did not wish to speak:
Bob Stefanski, representing the American International Group, Inc..
Representative Markkanen moved to refer House Bill No. 4508 to the committee on Ways and
Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 17-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Rendon, Markkanen, Webber, Vaupel, Bellino, Frederick, Hoitenga, LaFave,
Berman, Paquette, Wittenberg, Gay-Dagnogo, Lasinski, Rabhi, Sneller, Brenda Carter,
Coleman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Daire Rendon adjourned the meeting
at 9:21 AM.
Representative Daire Rendon, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov