HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
REP. MIKE HARRIS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Noon.
Room 521, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Insurance was called to order by Chair Harris.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter,
Tate and Fitzgerald.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Schuette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 03, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
At 12:05 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:08 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid HB 5814 before the committee:
HB 5814
(Rep. Maddock)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The
social welfare act," (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b)
by adding section 106c.
Representative Aragona moved to report out HB 5814 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 7-3-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer and Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Brenda Carter, Tate and Fitzgerald.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5993 and HB 5994 before the committee:
HB 5993
(Rep. Harris)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
1915 (MCL 500.1915), as amended by 2020
PA 62, and by adding section 1202a.
HB 5994
(Rep. Snyder)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
1510 (MCL 500.1510), as amended by 1994
PA 6.
At 12:08 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:09 PM, Majority Vice Chair Tisdel called the committee back to order.
Representative Harris testified in support of HB 5993.
Craig Puckett and Adam Jackson, both representing the Big I Michigan, testified in support of HB
5993. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Harris joined to answer questions from the committee.
At 12:23 PM, Majority Vice Chair Tisdel laid the committee at ease.
At 12:24 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Snyder testified in support of HB 5994.
Josh Ellwanger and Kris Gustafson, representing the National Premium Finance Association,
testified in support of HB 5994. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5993 and HB 5994, but did not wish to
speak:
Ben Eichler, representing the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5994, but did not wish to speak:
Craig Puckett, representing The Big I Michigan.
Representative Brenda Carter moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Harris adjourned the meeting at 12:42
PM.
Representative Mike Harris, Chair
Matthew Carnagie
Committee Clerk
mcarnagie@house.mi.gov