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MEMBERS:
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. JOHN CHERRY
SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
CHAIR
7600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7315
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 24, 2025
A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and the Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS was
scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the Capitol
Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the Report on the Impacts of Proposed Medicaid Cuts.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:44 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Sanatana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Webber, Hauck,
Huizenga, and Runestad, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from June 18, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Geiss was
excused from the meeting.
At 1:45 p.m., the Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS was called to order and the roll was called. A
quorum as present.
The Chair summarized the Report on Impacts of Proposed Federal Medicaid Cuts.
Chair Santana gave comments on the Report on Impacts of Proposed Federal Medicaid Cuts.
Sen. Webber made a motion to place SB 414 and SB 415 before the committee.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Webber to place SB 414 and SB 415 before the committee. The vote
was as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad
Nays: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, and Klinefelt
The motion failed.
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At 1:54 p.m., the Chair called for the committee to go at ease.
At 1:56 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee.
The Chair made a motion to adopt the Report on Impacts of Proposed Federal Medicaid Cuts into the official
committee record. Without objection, the report was adopted.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.
There being no further business before the subcommittee, Chair Santana moved to adjourn the Appropriations
Subcommittee on DHHS. Without objection, the subcommittee was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: June 25, 2025