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Meeting date: 2025-03-19
Scheduled start: 2025-03-19 15:00:00.000000
Documented start: 2025-03-19 15:04:00.000000
Documented end: 2025-03-19 15:25:00.000000
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2025-03-19 15:25:00.000000
Actual start: 2025-03-19 15:04:00.000000
Chamber: senate
Committee id: committee-9
Committee name: Health Policy
Evidence text: Page 1 of 3 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 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES March 19, 2025 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy was scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 135 (S-1) (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 107 (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 144 (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. 4. Reported SB 136 (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Wojno, Geiss, and Webber, a quorum was not present. The Chair summarized SB 135. The Chair offered, and summarized, an (S-1) version of SB 135. At 3:05 p.m., Sen.(s) Santana and Hauck entered the meeting. A quorum was now present. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 135: Scott Kempa, Michigan Association of Health Plans – Support The Chair invited Sen. Santana to summarize SB 107. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 107: Eric Roath, Michigan Pharmacists Association – Support At 3:07 p.m., Sen. Huizenga entered the meeting. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 107: Amy Drumm, Walgreens – Support Elizabeth Kutter, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support Page 2 of 3 Dave Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association – Support Rachel Carl, Walmart – Support Drew Beardslee, Michigan Retailers Association – Support The Chair invited Sen. Santana to summarize SB 144. At 3:11 p.m., Sen. Runestad entered the meeting. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 144: Brian Gilbert, American Physical Therapy Association Michigan Chapter – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 144: Sara Arena, Oakland University – Support Amy Heath, Western Michigan University – Support Tim Gaughan, Michigan Association of Chiropractors – Oppose Rob Elhenicky, Michigan Orthopedic Society – Oppose Susie Steele, Concordia University – Support Todd Sander, Grand Valley State University – Support Jennifer Blackwood, U of M Flint – Support Kristina Reid, Wayne State University – Support Kevin McKinney, Michigan Osteopathic Association – Support Kate Dorsey, Michigan State Medical Society – Neutral The Michigan Speech-Language Hearing Association – Support Kim Ferreira, Andrews University – Support The Chair invited Remy Gelderloos, of Sen. Anthony’s office, to summarize SB 136. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 136: Brennan Smith, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity – Support At 3:20 p.m., the Chair called for the committee to go at ease. At 3:21 p.m., Sen. Klinefelt entered the meeting. At 3:23 p.m., the Chair reconvened the committee. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the meeting minutes from February 5, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Cherry was excused from the meeting. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 135. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the substitute was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Klinefelt to report the (S-1) version of SB 135 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Page 3 of 3 Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 107 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to report SB 144 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, Klinefelt, Geiss, Webber, Hauck, Huizenga, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 136 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Hertel, Sen.(s) Santana, Wojno, 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 3:25 p.m.
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2025-03-19
Meeting id: meeting-4337
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: no quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2025-03-19 15:00:00.000000
Session name: 2025-2026

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