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Health Policy and Human Services
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- Meeting date
- 2022-02-08
- Scheduled start
- 2022-02-08 08:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2022-02-08 08:32:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2022-02-08 09:32:00.000000
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2022-02-08 09:32:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2022-02-08 08:32:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-229
- 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 8, 2022 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4348 (S-1) (Rep. Calley) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Testimony regarding HB 5261 (Rep. Hammoud). 3. Testimony regarding HB 5262 (Rep. Hammoud). 4. Testimony regarding HB 5263 (Rep. Whiteford). 5. Testimony regarding HB 5264 (Rep. Hornberger). The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:32 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 January 27, 2022. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version of HB 4348. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4348. 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 invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4348 and (S-1): Larry Lewis, CVS/Aetna – Oppose Dominick Pallone, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Oppose Matthew Magner, National Community Pharmacists Association – Neutral The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4348: Peter Matz, Food Industry Association – Support Page 1 of 3 Heather Cascone, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association – Oppose Ryan Butka, America's Pharmacies – Support Amy Drumm, Michigan Retailers Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4348 (S- 1): Roy Lafferty, Health Alliance Plan – Oppose Kelli Sned, Association of Affiliated Pharmacies and Apothecaries – Oppose John VanFossen, Meijer – Support Joseph Sullivan, Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services – Neutral David Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Oppose Jimmy Greene, ABC Michigan – Oppose John Covello, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative – Oppose The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report the (S-1) version of HB 4348 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, and Brinks Nays: None Pass: Sen.(s) Hertel, Santana, and Wojno The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4348 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair invited Rep. Whiteford to summarize HB 5261 – HB 5264. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5261, HB 5262, HB 5263, and HB 5264: Tim Codd, Masako Consulting – Support Dr. Matt McCord, St. Joseph Mercy Health Livingston – Support Robert Fieado, Attorny – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5262: Sean Sorenson-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5263: Christine Shearer, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5262 and HB 5263: Joseph Sullivan, Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 5261, HB 5262, HB 5263 and HB 5264: Emily Schwarzkopf, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support Jimmy Greene, ABC Michigan – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:32 a.m. Page 2 of 3 Date Adopted by Committee: February 10, 2022 Page 3 of 3
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2022-02-08
- Meeting id
- meeting-3554
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2022-02-08 08:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Health Policy and Human Services,” /meetings/meeting-3554.
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