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Michigan healthcare freedom community forum
This is a catch-up post bringing this committee's agendas up to date in the forum. Health policy bills are in bold. Those with none are omitted.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4352 (Rep. Tyrone Carter)
Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify.HB 4353 (Rep. Tyrone Carter)
Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify.HB 4354 (Rep. Mueller)
Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify.HB 4355 (Rep. Mueller)
Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify.HB 4403 (Rep. Wendzel)
Liquor: other; leasing, selling, and transferring portions of certain alternating proprietors under approval of commission; allow.HB 4493 (Rep. Thompson)
Food: licensing; licensure exemptions; modify to include certain disabled individuals.HB 4428 (Rep. St. Germaine)
Health: pharmaceuticals; choice of formulation, dosage, and route of administration for opioid antagonists by certain persons and governmental entities if department of health and human services distributes opioid antagonists free of charge; allow.HB 4417 (Rep. Mueller)
Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; access to opioid antagonists; provide to life support agencies under certain circumstances.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
A modified agenda deleted HB 4428 before the meeting.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4403 (Rep. Wendzel)
Liquor: other; leasing, selling, and transferring portions of certain alternating proprietors under approval of commission; allow.HB 4493 (Rep. Thompson)
Food: licensing; licensure exemptions; modify to include certain disabled individuals.HB 4417 (Rep. Mueller)
Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; access to opioid antagonists; provide to life support agencies under certain circumstances.HB 4042 (Rep. Tyrone Carter)
Food: service establishments; exemption for certain outdoor event spaces; provide for.HB 4398 (Rep. Wortz)
Liquor: hours; guidelines regarding resolution to repeal prohibition of alcohol sales; modify.HB 4549 (Rep. Aragona)
Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; owner of a motor vehicle repair facility to operate an additional facility under the same registration; allow.Presentation from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
The following committee meeting was cancelled. The bill highlighted in bold may impact healthcare, and bears looking into.
It's a matter of ongoing debate whether cannabis bills are part of health policy. MHF considers cannabis in Michigan a state-run enterprise with no up side for individual freedom. Bills are thus not scoreable for purposes of the legislative report card.
Thursday, August 28, 2025 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4595 (Rep. Linting)
Liquor: licenses; issuance of specially designated merchant license or specially designated distributor license; allow for certain locations.HB 4282 (Rep. Koleszar)
Liquor: licenses; license to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises of certain locations; modify.HB 4700 (Rep. Schuette)
Liquor: licenses; eligibility for Class A hotel license or Class B hotel license; modify.HB 4711 (Rep. Hoadley)
Liens: other; requirements for self-service storage rental agreements; provide for.HB 4663 (Rep. VanderWall)
Liquor: licenses; certain donations to nonprofits; allow.HB 4745 (Rep. Woolford)
Businesses: charitable organizations; exemptions from registration and reporting requirements; modify.Presentation from the Cannabis Regulatory Agency.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
The hoary "veterinarian relationship" bill is back.
Thursday, October 16, 2025 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4774 (Rep. Fairbairn)
State management: purchasing; architectural services, engineering services, and land surveying services for state contracts; modify policies and procedures for the selection of.HB 4220 (Rep. Aragona)
Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require.HB 4221 (Rep. Pohutsky)
Health occupations: veterinarians; veterinarian-client-patient relationship; require.HB 5092 (Rep. Bierlein)
Animals: exotic; breeding license requirements; modify.HB 4711 (Rep. Hoadley)
Liens: other; requirements for self-service storage rental agreements; provide for.HB 4825 (Rep. Witwer)
Corporate income tax: credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
This final agenda was modified before the meeting to add four marijuana bills.
Thursday, October 23, 2025 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4711 (Rep. Hoadley)
Liens: other; requirements for self-service storage rental agreements; provide for.HB 4825 (Rep. Witwer)
Corporate income tax: credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for.HB 4745 (Rep. Woolford)
Businesses: charitable organizations; exemptions from registration and reporting requirements; modify.HB 4692 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; branch facilities for a school of cosmetology; provide for.HB 4693 (Rep. Liberati)
Occupations: cosmetologists; cosmetology licensing fees; modify.HB 4254 (Rep. Aragona)
Animals: care and treatment; conducting of research or training activities on dogs in a manner that causes pain or distress; prohibit.OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
This is the final hearing on this thread's topics, and the first on the Kratom bill, so I'll duplicate it with more information in a fresh post.
I've emphasized health policy bills in bold.
Thursday, October 30, 2025 9:00 AM
AGENDA
HB 4745 (Rep. Woolford)
Businesses: charitable organizations; exemptions from registration and reporting requirements; modify.HB 4692 (Rep. Rigas)
Occupations: cosmetologists; branch facilities for a school of cosmetology; provide for.HB 4693 (Rep. Liberati)
Occupations: cosmetologists; cosmetology licensing fees; modify.HB 4254 (Rep. Aragona)
Animals: care and treatment; conducting of research or training activities on dogs in a manner that causes pain or distress; prohibit.HB 4969 (Rep. Cavitt)
Food: other; regulation of distribution, sale, and manufacturing of kratom products; provide for.HB 4963 (Rep. Aragona)
Marihuana: other; marihuana licensees; require to pay for marihuana at the time of sale.Presentation from Lume.
OR ANY BUSINESS PROPERLY BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
Today's agenda included two more cosmetology bills.
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