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Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection

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Meeting date
2023-10-04
Scheduled start
2023-10-04 12:30:00.000000
Documented start
2023-10-04 12:43:00.000000
Documented end
2023-10-04 13:56:00.000000
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2023-10-04 13:56:00.000000
Actual start
2023-10-04 12:43:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-262
Committee name
Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. JEREMY MOSS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SEAN MCCANN SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER SEN. JEFF IRWIN SEN. MARK HUIZENGA, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. LANA THEIS SEN. KEVIN DALEY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION SENATOR MARY CAVANAGH CHAIR 6500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7748 FAX: (517) 373-1387 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES October 4, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection was scheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 12:30 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 175 (S-1) (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. 2. Reported HB 4376 (Rep. Brenda Carter) with recommendation. 3. Testimony regarding SB 530 (Sen. Cavanagh) and SB 531 (Sen. Anthony). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:43 p.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, Irwin, Huizenga, Theis and Daley, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt the meeting minutes from September 27, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bayer to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 175. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, Irwin, Huizenga, Theis, and Daley. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McCann to report the (S-1) version of SB 175 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, Irwin, and Huizenga. Nays: Sen.(s) Theis and Daley. The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss to report HB 4376 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Cavanagh, Sen.(s) Moss, McCann, Bayer, Irwin, Huizenga, Theis, and Daley. Nays: None Page 1 of 3 The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 530 and SB 531: Sens. Mary Cavanagh and Sarah Anthony – Support Tom Judd, Bill Buccalo, Margaret Kroese, Tom Judd, Michigan Brain Injury Provider Council – Support Bob Mlynarek, 1st Call Home Healthcare – Support Tammy Hannah, Origami Rehabilitation – Support Wayne Miller, Michigan Association of Justice – Support Maureen Howell, We Can't Wait – Support Karen Amick, Quality Care Consulting – Support Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to provide testimony before the committee regarding SB 530 and SB 531: Jared Fleisher, Rocket Companies – Opposition Eric Poe, Cure Auto Insurance – Opposition Erin McDonough and Dyck Vankoevering, Insurance Alliance of Michigan – Opposition Dr. Owen Perlman, Resident – Support Barry Cargill, Michigan Homecare and Hospice Association – Support Laura Appel, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support Timothy Moore, Resident – Support Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to provide testimony before the committee regarding SB 530: Margaret Kroese and Joe Haveman, Hope Network – Support Jenna Worthy, Resident – Support Michelle Selzer, Resident – Support Nick Long, NeuroCare Home Health – Support Tim Hoste, NeuroRestorative Michigan – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 530 and SB 531: Diane Mills-Gutierrez, Resident – Support Teri Langley, Disability Network of Michigan – Support Lisa Hepting Ellis, Nichole Shotwell, and Jenna Anheuser, Brain Injury Association of Michigan – Support Laurie Oleksa, Resident – Support Kate Dorsey, Michigan State Medical Society – Support Robert Stein, Michigan Assisted Living Association – Support Barry Cargill, Michigan Homecare and Hospice Association – Support Elizabeth DeLuca, EDS Care Management – Support Mandy Bolter, Bronson Hospital – Support Brian Gilbert, APTA Michigan – Support Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights MI – Support John Zimmerman, Brightstar of Northern Michigan – Support Page 2 of 3 Chris Miller, Brightstar of East Lansing – Support Sherri Boyd, The Arc MI – Support Taylor Barker, Resident – Support Eric Reinarman, Homecare Association of America – Support Carl Alden, Michigan Association of Chiropractors – Support John Channery, Brightstar of Grosse Point – Support Heidi Hepting, Resident – Support Megan Blue, Corewell Health – Support Larry Treece, Health Care Associates – Support Julie Cassidy, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support Brian Harrison and April Brown, AdvisaCare Home Health and Hospice – Support Joseph Richert, SpeciaTree – Support Mike Green, Lighthouse Rehab Center – Support Kevin McKinney, Michigan Osteopathic Association – Support Chanin Heise, Origami Rehabilitation – Support Elmer Paschise, Resident – Support Monica VanAcker, Resilibe Nevro – Support Michael Van Beek, Mackinac Center – Opposition Amanda Fisher, NFIB – Opposition Wendy Block, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Opposition Craig Ryan, AAA – Opposition Rob Anderson, Michigan Farm Bureau – Opposition Matt Penniman, League of Michigan Bicyclists – Support Eunice Mark, Resident – No Position Michael Harris, Paralyzed Veterans of America – Support Brad Uren, Michigan State Medical Society – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 530 and SB 531: Lisa Hepting Ellis, Nichole Shotwell, and Jenna Anheuser, Brain Injury Association of Michigan – Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:56 p.m. Page 3 of 3
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2023-10-04
Meeting id
meeting-3993
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2023-10-04 12:30:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection,” /meetings/meeting-3993.

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