to refer House Bill No. 4738 to the Committee on Judiciary.
Representative Alexander moved to refer House Bill No. 4738 to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed 17-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Kahle, Meerman, Whiteford, Alexander, Allor, Hauck, Mueller, Beeler, Fink, Roth, Tisdel, Witwer, Clemente, Pohutsky, Stone, Neeley, Morse. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4316 and HB 5089 before the committee: HB 4316 (Rep. Frederick) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 21903, 21905, 21907, 21909, 21911, 21913, 21915, 21919, 21921, and 21923 (MCL 333.21903, 333.21905, 333.21907, 333.21909, 333.21911, 333.21913, 333.21915, 333.21919, 333.21921, and 333.21923), as added by 2017 PA 172. HB 5089 (Rep. Bollin) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 21903, 21909, and 21911 (MCL 333.21903, 333.21909, and 333.21911), as added by 2017 PA 172, and by adding section 21909a. Richie Farran, representing the Health Care Association of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4316 and HB 5089. The Chair laid HB 5163 and HB 5166 before the committee: HB 5163 (Rep. Witwer) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21528. HB 5166 (Rep. Whiteford) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 17744e (MCL 333.17744e), as added by 2016 PA 383. Representative Witwer, testified in support of HB 5163. Questions and discussion followed. Jared Welehodsky and Natalie Holland, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, testified in support of HB 5163 and HB 5166. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Whiteford, testified in support of HB 5166. Questions and discussion followed. Dr. Sandy Dettmann, representing herself, testified in support of HB 5166. Questions and discussion followed. Steve Alsum, representing the Grand Rapids Red Project, testified in support of HB 5166. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5163 and HB 5166, but did not wish to speak: Gabe Basso, representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Michelle Ford, representing the Emergent BioSolutions. Nat Dodd, representing the UNIFIED - HIV Health and Beyond. Ashley Shukait, representing the UNIFIED - HIV Health and Beyond. Andrea Buck, representing the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). Lisa Jackinchuk, representing the Michigan Center for Rural Health/Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium. Jen Erskine, representing the Oakland County Harm Reduction. Stevi Atkins, representing the Wellness Services. Sandra McGovern, representing the Munising Memorial Hospital. Emily Pratt, representing the Marquette County Health Department. Nancy King, representing the Community Outreach Prevention & Education Network (COPE Network). Dr. Sheba Sethi, representing the Michigan Opioid Collaborative/University of Michigan. Aaron Shukait, representing the University of Michigan. Andrea Starmer, representing the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners. Kelly Doyle, representing the HIV/AIDS Alliance of Michigan. Pamela Lynch, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Derrick Smith, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Michelle Winberg, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Tayler Curtis, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Peter Edgley, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Vernon Proctor, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Patrick Chandler, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Joseph Stashko, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. Tyler Mischley, representing the Harm Reduction Michigan. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5163, but did not wish to speak: Cara Poland, MD, M.Ed, FACP, DFASAM, representing the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine Advocacy Chair and Past-President. Paige Fults and Sean Sorenson-Abbott, representing the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, representing the Trinity Health Michigan. Christine Shearer, representing the Michigan Association of Health Plans. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5166, but did not wish to speak: Brian Sapita, representing the Michigan Pharmacists Association. Meghann Keit, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. Chair Kahle returned to HB 5089 and HB 4316.