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- Meeting date
- 2020-02-20
- Scheduled start
- 2020-02-20 13:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2020-02-20 13:04:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2020-02-20 13:28:00.000000
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2020-02-20 13:28:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2020-02-20 13:04:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-165
- Committee name
- Health Policy and Human Services
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D., MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD SEN. LANA THEIS SEN. WINNIE BRINKS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR. SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. PAUL WOJNO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL CHAIR 4500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-1725 FAX: (517) 373-0741 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 20, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, February 20, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 669 (S-1) (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported SB 671 (S-1) (Sen. Theis) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported SB 672 (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect. 4. Reported SB 673 (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect. 5. Reported SB 674 (S-1) (Sen. MacDonald) with recommendation and immediate effect. 6. Testimony regarding SB 417 (Sen. Lucido). 7. Testimony regarding SB 418 (Sen. MacDonald). 8. Testimony regarding HB 4516 (Rep. LaFave). 9. Testimony regarding HB 4517 (Rep. VanWoerkom). The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the meeting minutes from February 13, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair offered, and summarized, (S-1) versions to SB 669, SB 671, and SB 674. The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 669: Dalton Herbel, LeadingAge Michigan – Support Frank Foster, Health Care Association of Michigan – Support Page 1 of 4 Emily Schwarzkopf, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Oppose David Stobb, Cinea Healthcare – Support Delany McKinely, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Oppose The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 671: Delany McKinely, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support John Shaski, Sparrow Health Systems – Support Emily Schwarzkopf, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 672 and SB 673: Delaney McKinely, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Oppose Emily Schwarzkopf, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Oppose The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 674: Emily Schwarzkopf, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Oppose Dalton Herbel, LeadingAge Michigan – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 669. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-1) version of SB 669 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, and Theis Nays: Sen.(s) Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 669 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 671. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Page 2 of 4 Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to report the (S-1) version of SB 671 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Santana, and Wojno Nays: Sen. Hertel The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 671 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to report SB 672 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, and Theis Nays: Sen.(s) Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 672. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report SB 673 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, and Theis Nays: Sen.(s) Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 673. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 674. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-1) version of SB 674 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, and Theis Nays: Sen.(s) Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Page 3 of 4 The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 674 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair made a motion to reconsider the vote by which the (S-1) version of SB 671 was reported. Without objection, the vote was reconsidered. The Chair recessed the committee from 1:16 p.m. to 1:17 p.m. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. MacDonald to report the (S-1) version of SB 671 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 671 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair invited Sen. MacDonald and Justin Carpenter, of Sen. Lucido's office, to summarize SB 417 and SB 418. The Chair invited Danielle Branz, of Rep. LaFave's office, to summarize HB 4516 and HB 4517. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:28 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: February 27, 2020 Page 4 of 4
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2020-02-20
- Meeting id
- meeting-2964
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-02-20 13:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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