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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
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 7, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 12:30
p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 219 (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 220 (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 221 (Sen. Santana) with recommendation.
4. Reported SB 222 (Sen. Wojno) with recommendation.
5. Presentation on Behavioral Health from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:34 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. Klinefelt to adopt the meeting minutes from March 19, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair summarized SB 219 – SB 222.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 219 – SB 222:
Judge Milton Mack, Citizen – Support
Marianne Huff, Mental Health Association in Michigan – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 219 – SB
222:
Elizabeth Kutter, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support
Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights Michigan – Support
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
Alan Bolter, Community Mental Health Association of Michigan – Support
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 219 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
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 220 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
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to report SB 221 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
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to report SB 222 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
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair invited Lauren LaPine, Senior Director of Legislative and Public Policy for the Michigan Health and
Hospital Association, and Kyle Hoffmaster, Director of Patient Access at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health
Services, to give a presentation regarding Behavioral Health.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:16 p.m.