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Michigan House passes insurance and criminal-procedure measures; HB4664 clears on narrower vote
Summary
The Michigan House on third reading approved a package of bills including measures to amend the Health Care False Claims Act and several changes to the Insurance Code; House Bill 4664 passed 61-42. Sponsors moved immediate effect for multiple bills.
The Michigan House of Representatives on third reading passed multiple bills during floor session, including measures to amend the Health Care False Claims Act and several provisions in the insurance code. House Bill 4664 passed on a closer roll-call, 61-42.
Lawmakers said the package includes reforms aimed at improving insurance-fraud reporting and enforcement and several other statutory updates. Representative Brenda Carter and Representative Harris spoke in support of the insurance-fraud-related bills, emphasizing protections for reporters and the cost of fraud to consumers.
The passage votes and immediate-effect motions recorded on the floor were as follows (tallies are reported as recorded on the House floor):
- House Bill 4664 (calendar item 10): read for third time; passage vote announced as 61 aye, 42 nay. A record roll-call was held; the bill passed. Majority Floor Leader Brian Posthumus moved for immediate effect and that motion was ordered.
- House Bill 4713 (calendar item 11), a bill “to amend the Health Care False Claim Act”: passed (tally recorded on the floor as reported). Representative Brenda Carter spoke in support, saying the package "is a part of a solution" and that the bill "would extend the same liability protection when these entities report fraud to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, NICB." The clerk announced the recorded tally and the bill was declared passed; the majority floor leader moved for immediate effect and that was ordered.
- House Bill 4714 (calendar item 12), a bill “to amend the code of criminal procedure”: passed; the clerk announced 101 aye votes and 2 nay votes; immediate effect was moved and ordered.
- House Bill 4715 (calendar item 13), described on the floor as a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956: passed; the clerk announced 101 aye votes and 2 nay votes; immediate effect was moved and ordered. Representative Carter identified herself as a sponsor of HB4715 during remarks in support of the broader package.
- House Bill 4716 (calendar item 14), described as a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956: passed; the clerk announced 101 aye votes and 2 nay votes; immediate effect was moved and ordered.
- House Bill 4717 (calendar item 15), described as a bill to amend the Michigan Penal Code: passed; the clerk announced the vote and the bill was declared passed; immediate effect was moved and ordered.
- House Bill 4718 (calendar item 16), described as a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956: passed; the clerk announced 102 aye votes and 1 nay vote; immediate effect was moved and ordered.
- House Bill 4719 (calendar item 17), described as a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956: passed; the clerk announced 102 aye votes and 1 nay vote; immediate effect was moved and ordered.
Representative Carter framed the package as intended to reduce the cost of insurance fraud for policyholders. "Insurance fraud cost all of our constituents money. This package is a part of a solution," she said on the House floor, adding the bills "encourage individuals and entities to come forward with critical information" and that the measure "provides immunity for those who act without malice." Representative Harris, speaking to the package, said the state loses an estimated "$3,000,000,000 a year" to fraud and described types of fraud he had encountered in law enforcement and investigative work.
Procedural motions included motions to take up bills on third reading by Majority Floor Leader Brian Posthumus and several motions to grant immediate effect after passage. The clerk repeatedly opened and closed the board for recorded roll-call votes; tallies above are reported as announced on the House floor.
Several additional bills were introduced for first reading and referred to committee during the same session; those introductions were listed by bill number and committee referral but were not before the House for final passage.
The House adjourned and set its next session for Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., per a floor announcement.
