Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Government Operations

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Meeting date
2021-10-26
Scheduled start
Not recorded
Documented start
Not recorded
Documented end
Not recorded
Location
Not recorded
Official minutes
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Actual end
Not recorded
Actual start
Not recorded
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-251
Committee name
Government Operations
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. ARIC NESBITT SEN. JIM ANANICH, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SENATOR MIKE SHIRKEY CHAIR S-106 CAPITOL BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-5932 FAX: (517) 373-5944 ** DRAFT ** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES October 26, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Government Operations was scheduled for Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 1:15p.m., in room 403 of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB SB 597 (S-2) (Shirkey) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. 2. Reported SB SB 598 (S-2) (Sen. Bizon) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. At 1:30 p.m., the Chairman called the meeting to order He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present; Chairman Shirkey, Sen.(s) Lauwers, Nesbitt, Ananich and Chang a quorum was present. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to adopt the committee meeting minutes from the September 21, 2021 meeting. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. Next, the Chairman introduced the (S-2) versions of SB 597 & SB 598 for the committee. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Ananich to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 597. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Shirkey, Sen.(s) Lauwers, Nesbitt, Ananich and Chang Nays: None The substitute was adopted. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Nesbitt to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 598. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Shirkey, Sen.(s) Lauwers, Nesbitt, Ananich, and Chang Nays: None The substitute was adopted. The Chairman read the cards of those people not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 597 and SB 598: Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans, Support Tessa Smith, Aetna Better Health – Support Paul Tarr, Citizen – Support Nicole Felix, Meridian Health Plan – Support Dan Meier, Citizen – Oppose Scott Kempa, Michigan State Medical Society – Support The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Lauwers to report the SB 597 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Shirkey, Sen.(s) Lauwers, and Nesbitt Nays: Sen. Chang Pass: Sen. Ananich The bill was reported. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Nesbitt to report the SB 598 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Shirkey, Sen.(s) Lauwers, and Nesbitt Nays: Sen. Chang Pass: Sen. Ananich The bill was reported. There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman adjourned the committee at 1:40p.m. Date Adopted by Committee:
Location
Not recorded
Media count
1
Meeting date
2021-10-26
Meeting id
meeting-3499
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
Not recorded
Session name
2021-2022

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Government Operations,” /meetings/meeting-3499.

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