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Committee refers three health bills to rules; roll calls recorded
Summary
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee voted to refer House Bills 4484, 4509 and 4591 to the Committee on Rules. Two bills passed the referral with unanimous recorded yes votes; HB 4591 was referred after testimony and a roll call that recorded several members as passing.
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee read testimony and took roll calls on three bills before adjourning. All three bills were reported to the Committee on Rules.
House Bill 4484: Representative Thompson moved to report HB 4484 to the Committee on Rules. The committee recorded 15 yes, 0 no, 0 pass on the motion; the motion prevailed and the bill was referred to Rules. Cards on file showed support or neutral positions from Michigan Health & Hospital Association and Memorial Healthcare; Kelly Pierce of the Michigan Speech‑Language‑Hearing Association was recorded as neutral.
House Bill 4509: Representative Tisdale moved to report HB 4509 to the Committee on Rules. The committee recorded 15 yes, 0 no, 0 pass on the motion; the motion prevailed and HB 4509 was referred to Rules. Cards on file included representatives from the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and the Michigan Association of Health Plans who were recorded as not wishing to speak.
House Bill 4591: The committee heard live testimony (see separate article) and then voted to refer HB 4591 to the Committee on Rules. Representative DeBoer moved to report HB 4591; the roll call recorded 11 yes, 0 no, 4 pass and the motion prevailed.
The committee then excused absent members and adjourned.
