MEMBERS:
SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D., MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. WINNIE BRINKS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR.
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND
HUMAN SERVICES
SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
CHAIR
4500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1725
FAX: (517) 373-0741
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 14, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, April
14, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 993 (Sen. MacDonald) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported SB 994 (S-1) (Sen. Huizenga) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Reported SB 995 (Sen. Alexander) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis,
Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the meeting minutes from March 24, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
Sen. Theis offered a Theis amendment to SB 994.
The Chair invited Sen. Theis to summarize the Theis amendment to SB 994.
The Chair invited Sen.(s) MacDonald and Huizenga to summarize SB 993 and SB 994.
The Chair invited Sen. Hertel to summarize SB 995.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 993 and SB 995:
Assistant Attorney General Matt Walker and Mitch Albers, Michigan Department of the Attorney
General – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 993, SB
994, and SB 995:
Meghann Keit, Michigan Association of Counties – Support
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report SB 993 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana,
and Wojno
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 993. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to adopt the Theis amendment to SB 994. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana,
and Wojno
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to report SB 994, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor
with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana,
and Wojno
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 994 (S-1). Without objection, immediate
effect was recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to report SB 995 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana,
and Wojno
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 995. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:27 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: April 21, 2022
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