to report out SB 709 with recommendation.
Representative McFall moved to report out SB 709 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 10-0-7: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Brenda Carter, McFall, Breen, Rogers, Scott, Young, Fitzgerald, Grant, Tsernoglou, Xiong. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Harris, Markkanen, Bezotte, Aragona, Bruck, Neyer, Smit. The Chair laid HB 5825 and HB 5956 before the committee: HB 5825 (Rep. Rogers) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406jj. HB 5956 (Rep. Brenda Carter) A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled "The insurance code of 1956," (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406jj. At 9:32 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:33 AM, Majority Vice Chair McFall called the committee back to order. Chair Brenda Carter, Representative Rogers, Nailla Russell, Legislative Chair of the Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners, and Dr. Mike Shoemaker the past president of the American Physical Therapy Association Michigan Chapter and a professor of physical therapy at Grand Valley State University, testified in support of the bills. Questions and discussion followed. At 9:44 AM, Majority Vice Chair McFall laid the committee at ease. At 9:45 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5825, but did not wish to speak: Denise Hoffman, representing the Michigan Occupational Therapists Association. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5956, but did not wish to speak: Tim Gaughan, representing the Michigan Association of Chiropractors.