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Health Policy
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- Meeting date
- 2023-06-20
- Scheduled start
- 2023-06-20 12:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2023-06-20 12:14:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2023-06-20 13:00:00.000000
- Location
- the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2023-06-20 13:00:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2023-06-20 12:14:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-280
- Committee name
- Health Policy
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. PAUL WOJNO SEN. JOHN CHERRY SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT SEN. ERIKA GEISS SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. ROGER HAUCK SEN. MARK HUIZENGA SEN. JIM RUNESTAD THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL CHAIR 7600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7315 FAX: (517) 373-3126 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES June 20, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4495 (S-2) (Rep. Snyder) with recommendation. 2. Reported HB 4496 (Rep. Filler) with recommendation. 3. Testimony regarding SB 280 (Sen. Singh). 4. Testimony regarding SB 281 (Sen. Singh). 5. Testimony regarding SB 384 (Sen. Hertel). 6. Testimony regarding SB 287 (Sen. Daley). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:14 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to adopt the meeting minutes from June 13, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Santana was excused from the meeting. The Chair invited Rep.(s) Snyder and Filler to summarize HB 4495 and HB 4496. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4495 and HB 4496: Dominick Pallone, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4495 and HB 4496: Frank Waters, Michigan Primary Care Association – Support Chardae Burton, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support Page 1 of 3 Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support Adam Carlson, Michigan Hospital Association – Support Todd Tennis, Center for Civil Justice – Support Lisa Ruby, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support The Chair offered and summarized an (S-2) version of HB 4495. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 4495. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga Nays: None Pass: Sen. Runestad The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report the (S-2) version of HB 4495 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga Nays: None Pass: Sen. Runestad The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to report HB 4496 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga Nays: None Pass: Sen. Runestad The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited Sen. Singh and Rep. Skaggs to summarize SB 280. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 280: Ellen Sugrue Hyman and Kim Singh, The Michigan Oral Health Coalition – Support Kaci Howard and Lisa Taylor, Smiles on Wheels – Support Dawn Marie Stehl, Health Department of Northwest Michigan – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 280: Jim Malinowski, Genesee Health Plan – Support Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support Chardae Burton, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support Neema Katibai, Michigan Dental Association – Support Kirstie Sieloff, United Way of Northwest Michigan – Support Ryan Burtka, My Community Dental Centers – Support Rick Lantz, Delta Dental – Support Tammy Daenzer, Michigan Education Association – Support Gwen Tithof, Michigan Association for Local Public Health – Support Michigan Dental Hygienists Association – Support The Chair invited Sen. Singh to summarize SB 281. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 281: Page 2 of 3 Neema Katibai, Michigan Dental Association – Support The Chair invited Sen. Daley to summarize SB 287. The Chair summarized SB 384. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 384: David Galbenski and Mike Dybis, Citizens – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 287: Patrick Wells-O'Brien, Gift of Life Michigan – Support Chardae Burton, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 384: Joseph Sullivan, Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services – Support Patrick Wells-O'Brien, Gift of Life Michigan – Support Mike Frederick, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan – Support Sam Champagne, Henry Ford Health – Support Adam Carlson, Michigan Hospital Association – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: June 27, 2023 Page 3 of 3
- Location
- the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2023-06-20
- Meeting id
- meeting-3945
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2023-06-20 12:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2023-2024
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Health Policy,” /meetings/meeting-3945.
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