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Health Policy Committee, Michigan House of Representatives
The Health Policy Committee is a standing committee of the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Per Rules 8 and 33 of the Standing House Rules, committees of the Michigan House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House, except when otherwise ordered by the House.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. The first person named to a committee is to serve as its chair, with the second serving as vice chair. In the absence of both, the first majority member appointed after them is to serve as acting chair.[2] All committees operate under Rule 34, known as the Uniform Committee Rules.[3]
See rules: Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16
Function
The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.[4]
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Health Policy Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Health Policy Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (18) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Health Policy Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Health Policy Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Health Policy Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Winnie Brinks, Vice chair | • Henry Vaupel, Chair | |||
• Andy Schor | • Jim Tedder, Vice chair | |||
• LaTanya Garrett | • Joseph Graves | |||
• Sheldon Neeley | • Daniela Garcia | |||
• Abdullah Hammoud | • Jason Sheppard | |||
• Kevin Hertel | • Julie Calley | |||
• Diana Farrington | ||||
• Roger Hauck | ||||
• Pamela Hornberger | ||||
• Bronna Kahle | ||||
• Jeff Noble |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health Policy Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (13) | |||
• George Darany, Vice chair | • Mike Callton, Chair | |||
• Tom Cochran | • Henry Vaupel, Vice chair | |||
• Phil Phelps | • Tom Hooker | |||
• Erika Geiss | • Holly Hughes | |||
• Frank Liberati | • Rob VerHeulen | |||
• Winnie Brinks | • John Bizon | |||
• Sheldon Neeley | • Lee Chatfield | |||
• Robert Wittenberg | • Ken Yonker | |||
• Kathy Crawford | ||||
• Joseph Graves | ||||
• Klint Kesto | ||||
• Daniela Garcia | ||||
• Jim Tedder |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Health Policy Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | |||
• George Darany, Vice chair | • Gail Haines, Chair | |||
• David Knezek | • Mike Callton, Vice chair | |||
• Jim Ananich | • Hugh Crawford | |||
• Kate Segal | • Bob Genetski | |||
• Thomas Stallworth, III | • Mike Shirkey | |||
• Winnie Brinks | • Frank Foster | |||
• Tom Hooker | ||||
• Ken Yonker | ||||
• Dale Zorn | ||||
• Joseph Graves | ||||
• Klint Kesto |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Health Policy Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | |||
• George Darany | • Thomas Hooker | |||
• Thomas Stallworth III | • Kenneth Kurtz | |||
• Jimmy Womack | • Gail Haines | |||
• Kate Segal | • Mike Shirkey | |||
• Marcia Hovey-Wright | • Wayne Schmidt | |||
• Lesia Liss | • Paul Opsommer | |||
• Ken Yonker | ||||
• Matt Huuki | ||||
• Mike Callton | ||||
• Paul Muxlow |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Health Policy Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Marc Corriveau, Chair | • James Marleau, Vice chair | |||
• Bert Johnson | • Hugh Crawford | |||
• Jimmy Womack | • Cindy Denby | |||
• Dian Slavens | • Roy Schmidt | |||
• Marie Donigan | • Kevin Green | |||
• Lesia Liss | • Richard Ball | |||
• Jennifer Haase | • Brian Calley | |||
• Kate Segal | • Tim Moore | |||
• Martin Griffin | ||||
• Barbara Byrum | ||||
• Mary Valentine | ||||
• Andy Neumann |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rules 8 and 33
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 35
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "Standing Rules of the House of Representatives in Accordance with the Michigan Constitution Article IV, Section 16," accessed February 23, 2021 Rule 34
- ↑ Michigan Legislature, "2019-2020 Legislative Government Briefing Book," accessed February 23, 2021 p. 36