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- Meeting date
- 2020-09-17
- Scheduled start
- 2020-09-17 11:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2020-09-17 11:07:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2020-09-17 12:44:00.000000
- Location
- the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2020-09-17 12:44:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2020-09-17 11:07:00.000000
- 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 September 17, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., in the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 1094 (S-1) (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported SB 1021 (S-1) (Sen. Schmidt) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported HB 5827 (Rep. Sheppard) with recommendation and immediate effect. 4. Testimony regarding SB 813 (Sen. Ananich). 5. Testimony regarding HB 5178 (Rep. Vaupel). 6. Testimony regarding HB 5832 (Rep. Whiteford). The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:07 a.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 September 10, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Lucido to summarize SB 1094. The Chair offered an (S-1) version to SB 1094 and invited Sen. Lucido to summarize to the (S-1) version. At 11:25 a.m., Sen. Johnson left the meeting. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1094: AARP Michigan – Neutral Sen. Brinks offered the Brinks amendment #1 to the (S-1) version of SB 1094. The Chair invited Sen. Brinks to summarize the Brinks amendment #1 to the (S-1) version of SB 1094. Page 1 of 4 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Brinks to adopt the Brinks amendment #1 to the (S-1) version of SB 1094. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, LaSata, MacDonald, and Theis The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted. Sen. Hertel offered the Hertel amendment #2 to the (S-1) version of SB 1094. The Chair invited Sen. Hertel to summarize the Hertel amendment #2 to the (S-1) version of SB 1094. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hertel to adopt the Hertel amendment #2 to the (S-1) version of SB 1094. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, LaSata, MacDonald, and Theis The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted. At 11:40 a.m., Sen. Johnson entered the meeting. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1094. 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. LaSata to report the (S-1) version of SB 1094 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. Hertel Pass: Sen.(s) Brinks, Santana, and Wojno The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 1094 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair offered an (S-1) version to SB 1021. The Chair invited Sen. Schmidt to summarize the (S-1) version of SB 1021. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1021: Alisha Cottrell and Rachel Kelley, Ascension Michigan – Support Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support Sam Champagne, Henry Ford Health System – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1021. 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. Page 2 of 4 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report the (S-1) version of SB 1021 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 1021 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5827: Amber Bellazaire, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support AARP Michigan – Support Michigan Dental Hygienists Association – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to report HB 5827 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 HB 5827. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair invited Sen. Ananich to summarize SB 813. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 813: Michelle Burt, Johnathan Bailey Huizar – Support Aimee Bingham Osinsk – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 813: Stephanie Johnson, Mental Health Association of Michigan – Support The Chair invited Rep. Vaupel to summarize HB 5178. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5178: Michael Garrett, CNS – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5178: Dennis Bott, Macomb Oakland Regional Center – Support The Chair invited Rep. Whiteford to summarize HB 5832. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5832: Alan Boger and Beverly Ryskamp, CMH Association of Michigan and Network 180 – Support Michigan Association of Counties – Support Sherri Boyd, The Arc Michigan – Oppose Page 3 of 4 There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:44 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: September 24, 2020 Page 4 of 4
- Location
- the Senate Hearing Room of the Boji Tower
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2020-09-17
- Meeting id
- meeting-3146
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-09-17 11:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Health Policy and Human Services,” /meetings/meeting-3146.
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