HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
REP. MIKE HARRIS
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Noon.
Room 521, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Insurance was called to order by Chair Harris.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Harris, Tisdel, Lightner, Posthumus, Aragona, Neyer, Schuette, Brenda Carter,
Tate and Fitzgerald.
Absent: Rep. Whitsett.
Excused: Rep. Whitsett.
Representative Schuette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 25, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4713, HB 4714, HB 4715, HB 4716, HB 4717, HB 4718 and HB 4719 before
the committee:
HB 4713
(Rep. Robinson)
A bill to amend 1984 PA 323, entitled "The
health care false claim act," by amending
section 2 (MCL 752.1002).
HB 4714
(Rep. Harris)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The
code of criminal procedure," by amending
section 15a of chapter XVII (MCL 777.15a),
as added by 2002 PA 206.
HB 4715
(Rep. Brenda Carter)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
4509 (MCL 500.4509), as added by 1995 PA
276.
HB 4716
(Rep. McFall)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
4511 (MCL 500.4511), as added by 1995 PA
276.
HB 4717
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section
159g (MCL 750.159g), as amended by 2022
PA 174.
HB 4718
(Rep. Tate)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to
500.8302) by adding section 4506.
HB 4719
(Rep. Aragona)
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The
insurance code of 1956," by amending section
150 (MCL 500.150), as amended by 2019 PA
21.
Craig Sepich, representing the National Insurance Crime Bureau, testified in support of HB 4713,
HB 4714, HB 4715, HB 4716, HB 4717, HB 4718 and HB 4719.
At 12:06 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:07 PM, Majority Vice Chair Tisdel called the committee back to order.
Representatives Robinson, Harris, Carter, and Lightner testified in support of HB 4713, HB 4714,
HB 4715, HB 4716, HB 4717, HB 4718 and HB 4719. Questions and discussions followed.
At 12:18 PM, Majority Vice Chair Tisdel laid the committee at ease.
At 12:19 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4713, HB 4714, HB 4715,
HB 4716, HB 4717, HB 4718 and HB 4719, but did not wish to speak:
Herb Rials, representing ABATE.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4713, HB 4714, HB 4715, HB 4716, HB
4717, HB 4718 and HB 4719, but did not wish to speak:
Jennie Gies, representing the Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
Ken Morin, representing the Life Insurance Association of Michigan.
Dyck Van Koevering, representing the Insurance Alliance of Michigan.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4714, HB 4715, HB 4716, HB 4717 and
HB 4718, but did not wish to speak:
Frank Venuto, representing the American Council of Life Insurers.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4718, but did not wish to
speak:
Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Representative Brenda Carter 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 Harris adjourned the meeting at 12:20
PM.
Representative Mike Harris, Chair
Keith Feldpausch
Committee Clerk
kfeldpausch@house.mi.gov