HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. JULIE M. ROGERS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Health Policy was called to order by Chair Rogers.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Rogers, Whitsett, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia,
Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans, VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom,
Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Neeley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 16, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4224 before the committee:
HB 4224
(Rep. Rogers)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social
welfare act," by repealing sections 107a and 107b
(MCL 400.107a and 400.107b).
Representative VanderWall moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4224. The motion did not
prevail 7-12-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson.
Nays: Reps. Rogers, Whitsett, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia,
Conlin, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4224, but did not wish to speak:
Chardae Burton, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Yousef Rabhi, representing the Michigan Nurses Association.
Melissa Seifert, representing the AARP Michigan.
Evie Sweeney, representing the APTA-MI.
Representative Brenda Carter moved to report out HB 4224 with recommendation. The
motion prevailed 12-7-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Rogers, Whitsett, Brenda Carter, Haadsma, Neeley, Glanville, Coffia, Conlin,
Farhat, Fitzgerald, Miller, Rheingans.
Nays: Reps. VanderWall, Filler, Mueller, VanWoerkom, Roth, Schmaltz, Thompson.
Pass: None.
Chair Rogers laid before the committee a presentation on the School-Community Health
Alliance of Michigan. Renee Topolski, Deputy Director for the School-Community Health
Alliance of Michigan, and Kimberly Baron, Director of School Health Services for Grand
Rapids Public Schools, gave a presentation to the committee. Questions and discussion
followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Rogers adjourned the meeting at
11:30 AM.
Representative Julie M. Rogers, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: April 13, 2023