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House Health Policy Committee advances multiple bills, rejects amendment on tele-optometry renewal
Summary
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee on Oct. 27 adopted a substitute and referred three bills to the committee on rules, referred a Senate bill to rules, and rejected an amendment that would have tightened online contact-lens renewal standards.
The Michigan House Health Policy Committee met and took a series of procedural and substantive votes, adopting a substitute for House Bill 4306 and referring multiple bills to the committee on rules while rejecting an amendment to House Bill 4558 that would have changed language about online contact-lens prescription renewals.
Why it matters: The committee’s actions move bills along the legislative path toward the House floor or further committee consideration. The failed amendment on House Bill 4558 stops an immediate change to how online contact-lens renewal services are regulated in Michigan.
Most significant actions
- Adopted H-1 substitute for House Bill 4306. Representative Thompson moved to adopt the H-1 substitute. Clerk announced the result: "Mister chair, you have 16 yays, 0 nay, 0 pass. The motion prevails." Outcome: adopted (tally: yes 16, no 0, pass 0).
- Referred House Bill 4306 (as substituted) to the committee on rules. Motion carried: 11 yea, 0 nay, 5 pass.
- Reported House Bill 4307 to the floor with recommendation. Motion carried: 11 yea, 0 nay, 5 pass.
- Referred Senate Bill 303 to the committee on rules. Motion carried: 16 yea, 0 nay, 0 pass.
- Considered an amendment to House Bill 4558 proposed to clarify online contact-lens renewal language (section cited in debate as section 5560). Representative DeBoer moved to adopt the amendment. Roll call resulted in 4 yea, 11 nay, 1 pass; the motion did not prevail.
- Reported House Bill 4558 to the committee on rules (as reported by Representative Bonack). Motion carried: 11 yea, 5 nay, 0 pass.
Additional procedural items: The committee unanimously adopted the minutes for the June 11 meeting by general consent earlier in the session.
What was not decided: None of the listed bills was enacted by the full House during this committee meeting; the items reported to rules will require further action before a final floor vote.
