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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
FAX: (517) 373-3126
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 5, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 3:00
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted the Committee Rules.
2. Reported SB 60 (Sen. Wojno) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber,
Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and
Runestad
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Wojno to summarize SB 60.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 60:
Dr. Mohammad Salameh, Trinity Health Medical Group – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 60:
Bret Marr, Michigan College of Emergency Physicians – Support
Adam Carlson, Michigan Hospital Association – Support
Kris Kraft, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan – Support
Danielle Devine, Corewell Health – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 60 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and
Runestad
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Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 3:19 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 19, 2025