HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
REP. ANN BOLLIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
9:00 AM
Room 352, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Appropriations was called to order by Chair Bollin.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Bollin, Maddock, Phil Green, Jenkins-Arno, Kelly, Markkanen, Mueller,
Slagh, Beson, Borton, Roth, Cavitt, DeSana, Kuhn, Steele, Robinson, O'Neal, Rogers,
Steckloff, Glanville, Edwards, Farhat, Martus, McKinney, Morgan, Price, Snyder and
Longjohn.
Absent: Rep. VanWoerkom.
Excused: Rep. VanWoerkom.
At 9:04 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:20 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair laid an Overview of the Rural Health Transformation Program before the committee.
Senior Deputy Director Beth Nagel, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services, provided a presentation on the Rural Health Transformation Program. Questions and
discussions followed.
Kent Dell, representing the Michigan House Fiscal Agency, testified on the Rural Health
Transformation Program.
Ben Frederick, representing Memorial Healthcare, Lauren LaPine-Ray, representing the Michigan
Health and Hospitals Association, Alan Bolter, representing the Community Mental Health
Association of Michigan, and Phillip Bergquist, representing the Michigan Primary Care
Association, all testified on the Rural Health Transformation Program. Questions and discussions
followed.
Representative Beson moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 10, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
Representative Longjohn moved to excuse Representative VanWoerkom from the meeting. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Bollin adjourned the meeting at 10:43
AM.
Representative Ann Bollin, Chair
Dakota Soda
Committee Clerk
dsoda@house.mi.gov