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Meeting date: 2023-11-08
Scheduled start: 2023-11-08 08:30:00.000000
Documented start: 2023-11-08 08:43:00.000000
Documented end: 2023-11-08 09:36:00.000000
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2023-11-08 09:36:00.000000
Actual start: 2023-11-08 08:43:00.000000
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 November 8, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 365 (Sen. Hertel). 2. Reported HB 4885 (S-1) (Rep. McKinney) with recommendation. 3. Reported HB 4923 (Rep. Aragona) with recommendation. 4. Reported HB 4167 (S-1) (Rep. Morgan) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:43 a.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 November 2, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair summarized SB 365. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 365: Erik Castaneda, 1800 Contacts – Support Dr. Kelly Kruk, Citizen – Support Dr. Jennifer Schad and Dr. Erica Johnson Carder, Michigan Optometric Association – Oppose Monica Martinez, Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons – Neutral The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 365: Aaron Porter, Eye Care Partners – Oppose The Chair invited Rep.(s) McKinney and Aragona to summarize HB 4885 and HB 4923. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4885 and HB 4923: Rich Farran, The Healthcare Association of Michigan – Support Page 1 of 3 Michelle Berryman, Medilodge – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4885 (S- 1): Mack Jones, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs – No Position The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4885 and HB 4923: Dawn Kettinger, Michigan Nurses Association – Oppose Elizabeth Kelly Byrd, SEIU Michigan – Support Tony Des Chenes, Leading Age of Michigan – Support The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version of HB 4885. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4885. 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. Cherry to report the (S-1) version of HB 4885 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. Webber to report HB 4923 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 offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version of HB 4167. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4167. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga Nays: Sen. Runestad The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4167: Elizabeth Kutter, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support Laura Bonnell, The Bonnell Foundation – Support Colleen Kelly Ford – Support Stephen Rapundalo, MichBio – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cherry to report the (S-1) version of HB 4167 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Page 2 of 3 Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Cherry, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, and Huizenga Nays: Sen. Runestad The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair announced that SB 633 through SB 638 were being removed from the meeting's agenda. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:36 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee: February 7, 2024 Page 3 of 3
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2023-11-08
Meeting id: meeting-4049
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2023-11-08 08:30:00.000000
Session name: 2023-2024

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