MEMBERS:
SEN. JEREMY MOSS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SEAN MCCANN
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE,
AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
SENATOR MARY CAVANAGH
CHAIR
6500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7748
FAX: (517) 373-1387
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 20, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection was scheduled for
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4377 (Rep. Carter) with recommendation.
2. Reported HB 4378 (Rep. Neeley) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 331 (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation.
4. Testimony regarding SB 483 (Sen. Camilleri), SB 484 (Sen. Klinefelt) and SB 485 (Sen. McDonald
Rivet).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, Irwin, Huizenga, Theis and
Daley, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to adopt the meeting minutes from September 13, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to report HB 4377 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, and Irwin.
Nays: Sen.(s) Huizenga, Theis, and Daley.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McCann to report HB 4378 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, and Irwin.
Nays: Sen.(s) Huizenga, Theis, and Daley.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to report SB 331 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, Irwin, Huizenga, Theis, and Daley.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 483, SB 484 and SB 485:
Sens. Darin Camilleri, Kristen McDonald Rivet, and Veronica Klinefelt – Support
Jane Horvath, National Prescription Drug Policy Expert – Support
Robert Davidson, The Committee to Protect Healthcare – Support
Dominick Pallone and Carrie Germain, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support
Sarah Stark, Resident – Support
Stephen Rapundalo, MichBio – Opposition
Justin Mendoza, Universities Allied for Essential Medicine – Support
Pete Rigney, National MS Society – Support
Melissa Seifert, AARP – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 483:
Charise Johnson, PhRMA – Opposition
Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 483, SB 484
and SB 485:
Drew Gattine, National Academy for State Health Policy – Support
Anne Jackson, Michigan Nurses Association – Support
Corbin McGhee, National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Support
Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 483:
Laura Bonnell, The Bonnell Foundation – Opposition
Michael Radtke, Pharmaceutical Industry Labor Management Association – Opposition
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 483, SB
484 and SB 485:
Carolyn Sheridan, National Organization for Rare Disorders – No Position
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 483:
ED Sagebiel, Eli Lilly and Company – Opposition
Lilly Melander, Biotechnology Innovation Organization – Opposition
Michael Hodin, Global Coalition on Aging – No Position
Marcia Horn, International Cancer Advocacy Network – No Position
Scott Bertani, HealthHIV and National Coalition for LGBT Health – No Position
Travis Butchello, Healthcare Distribution Alliance – Opposition
Jen Laws, Community Access National Network – Opposition
Gary and Madeline Feldman, Coalition for State Rheumatology Organizations – No Position
Jerome Winegarden and Everett Vokes, Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology – No Position
Kindyl Boyer, National Infusion Center Association – No Position
Eric Roath, Michigan Pharmacists Association – Support
Stuart Genschaw, Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan – No Position
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The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 483, SB 484 and SB 485:
Nicole Felix, Meridian – Support
Jim Pedersen, Alliance for Retired Americans – Support
No Name Supplied, APIAVote – Support
Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Support
Chris Savage, Community to Protect Healthcare – Support
Hugh Madden, Prosperity Michigan – Support
Eli Isaguirre, MRCCM – Support
Laura Packard, Health Care Voices – Support
Karen Holcomb-Merrill, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Erin Knott, Equality Michigan – Support
Hanna Schulze, People First Economy – Support
Beth Kelly Byrd, SEIU Michigan – Support
Steve Rzeppa, AFSCME Council 25 – Support
David Chase, Small Business Majority – Support
Melissa Bowie, Takeda Pharmaceuticals – Opposition
Ben Bodkin, Biolife Plasma Services – Opposition
Kate Dorsey, Michigan State Medical Society – Support
Wendy Block, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Opposition
Libby Brunsvold, Vertex – Opposition
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:36 p.m.
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