Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Health Policy and Human Services

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Meeting date
2022-11-10
Scheduled start
2022-11-10 08:30:00.000000
Documented start
2022-11-10 08:33:00.000000
Documented end
2022-11-10 08:50:00.000000
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2022-11-10 08:50:00.000000
Actual start
2022-11-10 08:33:00.000000
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 November 10, 2022 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 1172 (Sen. Chang) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported SB 1170 (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported SB 1171 (Sen. VanderWall) with recommendation and immediate effect. The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, 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 28, 2022. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Senator Chang to summarize SB 1172. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1172: Taylor Ridderbusch, DNR – Support Chief Dave Shaw, DNR – Support Sergeant Damon Owens, DNR – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1172: Sean Sorenon-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to report SB 1172 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. Page 1 of 2 The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 1172. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. Chair VanderWall summarized SBs 1170 and 1171. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1170 and SB 1171: Tonny Buffa, Oakland Co. Sheriff's Office – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1170 and SB 1171: Christine Shearer, MI Assoc. of Health Plans – Support Kelly Doyle, HIV Aids Alliance of MI – Support Kelly Doyle, CARES of Southwest MI – Support Julia Miller, Punks with lunch Lansing – Support Ashley Shukait, Harm Reduction/Public Health Consultant – Support Steve Alsum, MI Overdose Prevention Coalition – Support Scott Kempa, Michigan State Medical Society – Support Paul Tarr, Team Wellness – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bizon to report SB 1170 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, 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 1170. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report SB 1171 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Bizon, Johnson, 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 1171. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) LaSata and MacDonald were excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 8:50 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee: November 29, 2022 Page 2 of 2
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2022-11-10
Meeting id
meeting-3742
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2022-11-10 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-3742.

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