HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
REP. CURTIS VANDERWALL
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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 Tisdel moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 28, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5150 and HB 5249 before the committee:
HB 5150
(Rep. Thompson)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 16204,
16344, 18701, 18703, 18707, and 18709
(MCL 333.16204, 333.16344, 333.18701,
333.18703, 333.18707, and 333.18709),
section 16204 as amended by 2005 PA 273
and sections 16344, 18701, 18703, 18707, and
18709 as added by 2004 PA 3, and by adding
sections 18710 and 18712.
HB 5249
(Rep. Prestin)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 20920
(MCL 333.20920), as amended by 2014 PA
413.
Representative Thompson testified in support of the proposed substitute (H-1) for HB 5150.
Representative Thompson moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5150. The motion prevailed
15-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative St. Germaine moved to report out HB 5150 with recommendation that the
substitute (H-1) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-1)
be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 15-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Prestin testified in support of the proposed substitute (H-1) for HB 5249.
Representative Prestin moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5249. The motion prevailed 15-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Bohnak moved to report out HB 5249 with recommendation that the substitute
(H-1) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-1) be
referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 15-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz,
St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley and Foreman.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5313 before the committee:
HB 5313
(Rep. Bierlein)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 16211,
16216, 16221, 16226, 16231, 16238, 17033,
and 17533 (MCL 333.16211, 333.16216,
333.16221, 333.16226, 333.16231,
333.16238, 333.17033, and 333.17533),
section 16211 as amended and section 16238
as added by 1993 PA 79, section 16216 as
amended by 2014 PA 413, sections 16221 and
16226 as amended by 2023 PA 209, section
16231 as amended by 2017 PA 249, and
sections 17033 and 17533 as amended by 1994
PA 234, and by adding sections 16211a and
16231b.
Representative Bierlein testified in support of HB 5313. Questions and discussions followed.
Amit Ghose, MD, Rebecca Daniel, MD, and Kathleen Westfall, JD, representing the Michigan
State Medical Society, testified in support of HB 5313. Questions and discussions followed.
Dr. Kevin Beyer, DO, representing the Michigan Osteopathic Association, testified in support of
HB 5313.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5313, but did not wish to speak:
Mary Kay Makarewicz, representing the Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology.
Karlene Ketola, representing the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians.
Colin Ford, representing the Michigan Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics.
Heidi Leach, representing the Macomb County Medical Society.
Dr. Diana Silas, representing the Michigan Orthopedic Society.
Narasimha Gundamraj, MD, representing the Ingham County Medical Society.
Tammy Guastella, representing the Michigan Allergy and Asthma Society, and the Michigan
Rheumatism Society.
Jennifer DeMore, MD, representing herself.
Dr. Eric Reilly, representing the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists.
Taylor Alpert, representing the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
The Chair laid HB 5102 before the committee:
HB 5102
(Rep. Kuhn)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 16620
(MCL 333.16620), as added by 2006 PA 429;
and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Mike Murray, representing the Office of Representative Kuhn, testified in support of HB 5102.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5102, but did not wish to speak:
Mack Jones, representing the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The Chair laid HB 4901 before the committee:
HB 4901
(Rep. Thompson)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending sections 17211 and
17603 (MCL 333.17211 and 333.17603),
section 17211 as amended by 2017 PA 22 and
section 17603 as added by 2008 PA 524.
Representative Thompson testified in support of HB 4901.
Representative Frisbie 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
9:41 AM.
Representative Curtis VanderWall, Chair
Hazel Campbell-Crawley
Committee Clerk
hcrawley@house.mi.gov