HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. CURTIS VANDERWALL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Health Policy was called to order by Chair VanderWall.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin,
Schmaltz, St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and
Foreman.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Schmaltz moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 04, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid a presentation on Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Awareness Day
before the committee.
Dr. Zubin Modi, joined by Sachet Walker and Aiden Walker, gave a presentation on Focal
Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Awareness Day. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid HB 4527 and HB 4528 before the committee:
HB 4527
(Rep. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 1937 PA 10, entitled "An act
to define the use of travel aids by blind
persons; to provide protection against
accidents to such persons; to require
instruction and examination in certain
circumstances; and to provide penalties for
violation hereof," by amending sections 1a, 2,
and 3 (MCL 752.51a, 752.52, and 752.53),
sections 1a and 2 as amended by 2002 PA 401
and section 3 as amended by 1986 PA 62.
HB 4528
(Rep. Tisdel)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The
code of criminal procedure," by amending
section 17b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.17b),
as added by 2002 PA 28.
An amendment was adopted for HB 4527 at the June 4th, 2025, meeting.
An amendment was adopted for HB 4528 at the June 4th, 2025, meeting.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4527, and HB 4528, but did not wish to
speak:
Kyle Zsawacki, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
Representative Frisbie moved to report HB 4527, as amended, as substitute (H-1). The motion
prevailed 16-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Tisdel moved to report HB 4528, as amended, as substitute (H-1). The motion
prevailed 16-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 303 before the committee:
SB 303
(Sen. Hauck)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211)
by adding section 16189.
Adam Carlson and Taylor Alpert, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association,
testified in support of SB 303.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 303, but did not wish to speak:
Dave Worthams, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association.
Kris Kraft, representing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Ashley Christian, representing Henry Ford Health.
Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Jason Lachowski, representing the American Association of Retired Persons.
Kevin McKinney, representing the Michigan Osteopathic Association.
The Chair laid HB 4558 before the committee:
HB 4558
(Rep. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 5553,
5555, 5557, and 5561 (MCL 333.5553,
333.5555, 333.5557, and 333.5561), as added
by 2014 PA 269, and by adding sections 5560
and 5562.
At 9:28 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:29 AM, Majority Vice Chair Thompson called the committee back to order.
Chair VanderWall testified in support of HB 4558.
At 9:30 AM, Majority Vice Chair Thompson laid the committee at ease.
At 9:31 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
David Guenthner, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, testified in support of HB
4558.
Dr. Whitney Genrich, Dr. Jennifer Schad, and Dr. Erica Jonson Carder, representing the Michigan
Optometric Association, testified in opposition to HB 4558. Questions and discussions followed.
Jack Baum, representing Americans for Tax Reform, testified in support of HB 4558.
Dr. Jim Wachter, representing Eye Care Partners, testified in opposition to HB 4558. Questions
and discussions followed.
Erik Castenada, representing 1-800 Contacts, testified in support of HB 4558. Questions and
discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4558, but did not wish to speak:
Jared Fleisher, representing Rocket Mortgage.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4558, but did not wish to speak:
Daniel Taylor, representing Ferris State University and the Michigan College of Optometry.
Maryke Neiberg, representing the University of Detroit Mercy School of Optometry.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4558, but did not wish to
speak:
Monica Martinez, representing the Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
Representative Bohnak 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 VanderWall adjourned the meeting at
10:32 AM.
Representative Curtis VanderWall, Chair
Hazel Campbell-Crawley
Committee Clerk
hcrawley@house.mi.gov