HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. BRONNA KAHLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 17,
2021
3:35
PM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Health Policy was called to order by Chair Kahle.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Clemente moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 16, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4348 before the committee:
HB 4348
(Rep. Calley)
A bill to license and regulate pharmacy benefit
managers; to require reporting of certain data; to
provide for the powers and duties of certain state
governmental officers and entities; to provide
remedies; to require the promulgation of rules; and
to require and to provide sanctions for violation of
this act.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4348, but did not wish to speak:
David Worthams, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association.
Representative Mueller moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4348. The motion prevailed
18-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Mueller, Beeler, Fink,
Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: Rep. Filler.
Pass: None.
Representative Whiteford moved to report out HB 4348 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 18-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Mueller, Beeler, Fink,
Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: Rep. Filler.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4357 before the committee:
HB 4357
(Rep. Roth)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by
adding sections 17748g and 17748h.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4357, but did not wish to speak:
David Worthams, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association.
Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4357. The motion prevailed
19-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Pohutsky moved to report out HB 4357 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 19-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4358 before the committee:
HB 4358
(Rep. Hammoud)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to
500.8302) by adding section 3406w.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4358, but did not wish to speak:
David Worthams, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association.
Representative Meerman moved to report out HB 4358 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 19-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Whitsett, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Kahle adjourned the meeting at
3:45 PM.
Representative Bronna Kahle, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov