Votes at a glance: health policy committee reports several bills out of committee

LANSING — The Michigan House Health Policy Committee completed a series of procedural actions and roll-call votes during its session.

Key outcomes:

- The committee adopted the minutes of its Dec. 17 meeting by unanimous consent.

- Representative Meerman moved to adopt the H‑1 substitute for House Bill 44‑12 (assisted outpatient treatment); the substitute was adopted in a roll-call vote recorded as 13–0.

- Representative DeBoer moved to report House Bill 44‑12, as substituted, to the House floor with recommendation; the motion passed 13–0.

- The committee likewise reported House Bills 44‑13 and 44‑14 to the floor with recommendation by roll-call votes of 13–0.

- Senate Bill 501 was reported to the floor with recommendation following a roll-call vote of 13–0.

- The committee reported House Bill 54‑55 (Interstate Medical Licensure Compact) to the Committee on Rules with recommendation; that motion passed 14–0.

- Representative Bonak moved to excuse absent members; the motion prevailed with no objection and the committee adjourned.

These votes move the listed measures to the next steps in the legislative process—either the House floor or the Rules committee—where they will be scheduled for further action.