MEMBERS:
SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. ARIC NESBITT
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. KEN HORN
SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARSHALL BULLOCK
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE AND
BANKING
SENATOR LANA THEIS
CHAIR
7400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2420
FAX: (517) 373-2764
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 27, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Banking was scheduled for Wednesday, October 27, 2021,
at 9:00 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:09 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock
and McMorrow, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the meeting minutes from October 20, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 447. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 447:
Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support
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The Chair made a motion to report the (S-2) version of SB 447 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to report SB 624 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4694:
Matt Levin, Michigan Department of State – Support
The Chair made a motion to report HB 4694 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to report HB 4171 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4171. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chair made a motion to report HB 4172 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Lauwers, LaSata, Nesbitt, Barrett, Horn, Geiss, Bullock, and McMorrow.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4172. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:13 a.m.
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