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Meeting date: 2023-10-04
Scheduled start: 2023-10-04 12:30:00.000000
Documented start: 2023-10-04 12:45:00.000000
Documented end: 2023-10-04 13:26:00.000000
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2023-10-04 13:26:00.000000
Actual start: 2023-10-04 12:45:00.000000
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 October 4, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 12:30 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 27 (S-2) (Sen. Anthony). 2. Testimony regarding SB 227 (S-1) (Sen. Lauwers). 3. Testimony regarding SB 351 (Sen. Irwin). 4. Reported SB 57 (Sen. Chang) with recommendation. 5. Reported SB 58 (Sen. Bellino) with recommendation. 6. Reported HB 4071 (S-1) (Rep. Steckloff) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:45 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from September 13, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from September 27, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair offered an (S-2) version of SB 27. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 27. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair invited Remy Gelderloos, of Sen. Anthony's office, and Joseph Sullivan, of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, to summarize SB 27 and the changes in the (S-2) version. Page 1 of 3 The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 27: Marianne Huff, Mental Health Association in Michigan – Support Taylor Barker, Ebb and Flow ABA Therapy and the Michigan Behavior Analysis Providers Association – Support Margaret Moore, Hope Network and the Michigan Behavior Analysis Providers Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 27: Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support Elizabeth Kutter, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support Gabe Basso, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan – Support Amy Stanton, Michigan Education Special Services Association – Support Teri Langley, Disability Network of Michigan – Support Monica Martinez, MCG Health – Support Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Support Alan Bolter, CMH Association of Michigan – Support Dana Lasenby, Oakland Community Health Network – Support Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights of Michigan – Support Sherri Boyd, The Arc Michigan – Support The Chair offered an (S-1) version of SB 227. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 227. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Lauwers to summarize SB 227 and the changes in the (S-1) version. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 227: Director Elizabeth Hertel, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Support Heidi Fogarty, St. Claire County Community Mental Health – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 227: Mandy Bolter, D.A. Blodgett and St. Johns Home – Support The Chair invited Sen. Irwin to summarize SB 351. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 351: Shannon McKenney, Michigan Breastfeeding Network – Support Kaitlyn Bowen, Michigan Breastfeeding Network – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 351: Heath Lowry, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Support Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support Shakti Rambarran, Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health – Support Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Support Caty Jolley, Michigan Breastfeeding Network – Support Page 2 of 3 The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 57 and SB 58: Linda Davis, Families Against Narcotics – Support Chardae Burton, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Neutral Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to report SB 57 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 58 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4071: Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Support The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version of HB 4071. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4071. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to report the (S-1) version of HB 4071 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:26 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: October 11, 2023 Page 3 of 3
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2023-10-04
Meeting id: meeting-3994
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2023-10-04 12:30:00.000000
Session name: 2023-2024

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