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Health Policy
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- Meeting date
- 2026-03-18
- Scheduled start
- 2026-03-18 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2026-03-18 09:46:00.000000
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2026-03-18 09:46:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-28
- Committee name
- Health Policy
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY REP. CURTIS VANDERWALL CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 18, 2026 9:00 AM Room 519, House Office Building The House Committee on Health Policy was called to order by Chair VanderWall. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz, St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman. Absent: Rep. Whitsett. Excused: Rep. Whitsett. Representative DeBoer moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 11, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4902, HB 4903 and HB 4904 before the committee: HB 4902 (Rep. VanderWall) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by repealing section 18109 (MCL 333.18109). HB 4903 (Rep. Meerman) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 18114 (MCL 333.18114), as added by 2019 PA 96. HB 4904 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 18114 (MCL 333.18114), as added by 2019 PA 96; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. Representative St. Germaine moved to report out HB 4902 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 16-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz, St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Frisbie moved to report out HB 4903 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 16-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz, St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Tisdel moved to report out HB 4904 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 16-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. VanderWall, Thompson, Meerman, Tisdel, Bierlein, DeBoer, Prestin, Schmaltz, St. Germaine, Bohnak, Frisbie, Brenda Carter, Witwer, Neeley, Hoskins and Foreman. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5251 and HB 5252 before the committee: HB 5251 (Rep. VanderWall) A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled "The social welfare act," (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109u. HB 5252 (Rep. Rogers) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 20106, 20109, 20115, and 20161 (MCL 333.20106, 333.20109, 333.20115, and 333.20161), sections 20106 and 20161 as amended by 2024 PA 252, section 20109 as amended by 2015 PA 156, and section 20115 as amended by 2023 PA 209, and by adding part 219A. At 9:07 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:10 AM, Majority Vice Chair Thompson called the committee back to order. Representative VanderWall and Representative Rogers testified in support of HB 5251 and HB 5252. Questions and discussions followed. At 9:22 AM, Majority Vice Chair Thompson laid the committee at ease. At 9:23 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Jody Rogers, representing the The Kidz Club, testified in support of HB 5251 and HB 5252. Questions and discussions followed. Ann Marie Ramsey testified in support of HB 5251 and HB 5252. Aaron Faist testified in support of HB 5251 and HB 5252. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5251 and HB 5252, but did not wish to speak: Kate Dorsey, representing the Michigan State Medical Society. Ta'Sheena Williams, representing the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health. Yousef Rabhi, representing the Michigan Nurses Association. Representative Witwer moved to excuse Representative Whitsett from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair VanderWall adjourned the meeting at 9:46 AM. Representative Curtis VanderWall, Chair Hazel Campbell-Crawley Committee Clerk hcrawley@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2026-03-18
- Meeting id
- meeting-394
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2026-03-18 09:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Health Policy,” /meetings/meeting-394.
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