HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. BRONNA KAHLE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 17, 2022
10:30 AM
Room 519, House Office 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, Neeley, Morse.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Pohutsky moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 3, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
At 10:39 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:43 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 4925, HB 4926, HB 4927, HB 4928 and HB 5894 before the committee:
HB 4925
(Rep. Whiteford)
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled "Mental
health code," by amending sections 100a, 100c,
100d, 116, 206, 208, 210, 232, 269, 270, 271, 273,
274, 275, and 281c (MCL 330.1100a, 330.1100c,
330.1100d, 330.1116, 330.1206, 330.1208,
330.1210, 330.1232, 330.1269, 330.1270,
330.1271, 330.1273, 330.1274, 330.1275, and
330.1281c), section 100a as amended by 2020 PA
402, section 100c as amended by 2020 PA 285,
section 100d as amended by 2020 PA 99, section
116 as amended by 1998 PA 67, sections 206 and
232 as amended by 1995 PA 290, sections 208 and
210 as amended and sections 269, 270, 271, 273,
274, and 275 as added by 2012 PA 500, and
section 281c as added by 2014 PA 200, and by
adding sections 110a and 117; and to repeal acts
and parts of acts.
HB 4926
(Rep. Hammoud)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social
welfare act," by amending section 109f (MCL
400.109f), as amended by 2017 PA 224.
HB 4927
(Rep. Green)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 7408a (MCL
333.7408a), as amended by 2020 PA 380.
HB 4928
(Rep. Allor)
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled "Michigan
liquor control code of 1998," by amending section
703 (MCL 436.1703), as amended by 2020 PA
377.
HB 5894
(Rep. Brabec)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled "Foster care
and adoption services act," by amending section
4c (MCL 722.954c), as amended by 2020 PA 56.
Representative Whiteford testified in support of HB 4925, HB 4926, HB 4927 and HB 4928.
Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Brabec testified in support of HB 5894. Questions and discussion followed.
Melissa Roy, representing the Autism Alliance of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4925,
HB 4926, HB 4927 and HB 4928.
Alan Bolter, representing the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan, testified
with a neutral position on HB 4925, HB 4926, HB 4927 and HB 4928. Questions and
discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4925, HB 4926, HB 4927 and HB
4928, but did not wish to speak:
Tyrone Sanders and Becky Bechler, representing the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health
Network.
The Chair laid HB 5875 before the committee:
HB 5875
(Rep. Kahle)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social
welfare act," by amending section 109 (MCL
400.109), as amended by 2018 PA 315.
At 11:12 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 11:13 AM, Majority Vice Chair Meerman called the committee back to order.
Chair Kahle testified in support of HB 5875.
At 11:17 AM, Majority Vice Chair Meerman laid the committee at ease.
At 11:18 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Dr. Renee Beniak, representing the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council,
testified in support of HB 5875.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5875, but did not wish to speak:
Dalton Herbel, representing LeadingAge Michigan.
Rich Farran, representing the Health Care Association of Michigan.
Meghan Keit, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
The Chair laid HB 5876 before the committee:
HB 5876
(Rep. VanWoerkom)
A bill to amend 1945 PA 47, entitled "An act to
authorize 2 or more cities, townships, and villages,
or any combination of cities, townships, and
villages, to incorporate a hospital authority for
planning, promoting, acquiring, constructing,
improving, enlarging, extending, owning,
maintaining, and operating 1 or more community
hospitals and related buildings or structures and
related facilities; to provide for the sale, lease, or
other transfer of a hospital owned by a hospital
authority to a nonprofit corporation established
under the laws of this state for no or nominal
monetary consideration; to define hospitals and
community hospitals; to provide for changes in the
membership therein; to authorize the cities,
townships, and villages to levy taxes for
community hospital purposes; to provide for the
issuance of bonds; to provide for the pledge of
assessments; to provide for borrowing money for
operation and maintenance and issuing notes for
operation and maintenance; to validate elections
heretofore held and notes heretofore issued; to
validate bonds heretofore issued; to authorize
condemnation proceedings; to grant certain
powers of a body corporate; to validate and ratify
the organization, existence, and membership of
entities acting as hospital authorities under the act
and the actions taken by hospital authorities and
by the members of the hospital authorities; and to
prescribe penalties and provide remedies," by
amending section 9 (MCL 331.9), as amended by
1990 PA 69.
Representative VanWoerkom and Shelleye Yaklin, representing the North Ottawa Community
Hospital, testified together in support of HB 5876. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5876, but did not wish to speak:
Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
Chair Kahle returned to HB 4925, HB 4926, HB 4927 and HB 4928.
Representative Alexander moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4925. The motion prevailed
18-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Whiteford moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4926. The motion prevailed
18-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Allor moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4927. The motion prevailed 18-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Whiteford moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4928. The motion prevailed
18-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Filler moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
At 11:32 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 1:34 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid SB 247 before the committee:
SB 247
(Sen. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
2212c (MCL 500.2212c), as added by 2013 PA 30,
and by adding section 2212e.
Representative Filler moved to report out SB 247 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 18-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Filler, Mueller,
Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Kahle adjourned the meeting at
1:36 PM.
Representative Bronna Kahle, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov