Current Legislative Action
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Current Michigan Legislation
SB447 of 2025
Bill Title: Insurance: insurers; coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 – 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406pp.
Bill Status:
Bill Language: SB447
Sponsored By: Kevin Hertel (D, District 12)
Co-Sponsors: Rosemary Bayer (D, District 13), Erika Geiss (D, District 1), Edward W. McBroom (R, District 38), Sean McCann (D, District 19), Sue Shink (D, District 14), Sam Singh (D, District 28)
Health Policy Committee – Main Page
Emails for Health Policy Committee Members:
The Democrats list their email addresses, as follows:
SenKHertel@senate.michigan.gov; SenSSantana@senate.michigan.gov; SenPWojno@senate.michigan.gov; SenJCherry@senate.michigan.gov; SenVKlinefelt@senate.michigan.gov; SenEGeiss@senate.michigan.gov
The Republicans do not list their emails addresses, but following the format used in the Democrat emails, these may work. Otherwise, you will have to email them via their contact forms available on their own pages.
SenMWebber@senate.michigan.gov; SenRHauck@senate.michigan.gov; SenMHuizenga@senate.michigan.gov; SenJRunestad@senate.michigan.gov
The committee clerk, Heather Dorbeck’s email is OfcSCC@senate.michigan.gov
Past Michigan Legislation
SB1030 of 2024
Bill Title: Insurance: insurers; coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 – 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406pp.
Bill Summary: To require insurance coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric
disorders.
Bill Status:
Bill Language: Link
Sponsored By: Kevin Hertel (D, District 12)
Co-Sponsors: John Damoose (R, District 37), Sam Singh (D, District 28
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Past Legislative Action
HB5773 of 2024
Bill Title: Insurance: insurers; coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 – 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406pp.
Bill Status:
Bill Summary: To require insurance coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Bill Language: HB5773
Sponsored By: Kelly Breen (D, District 21)
Co-Sponsors: Noah Arbit (D, District 20), Jimmie Wilson Jr (D, District 32), Erin Byrnes (D, District 15), Samantha Steckloff (D, District 19), Sharon MacDonell (D, District 56), Carrie Rheingans (D, District 47), Felicia Brabec (D, District 33), Veronica Paiz (D, District 11), Stephania A. Young (D, District 16), Mike McFall (D, District 8), Emily Dievendorf (D, District 77), Phil Skaggs (D, District 80), Mai Xiong (D, District 80), Jason Morgan (D. District 23), Julie Rogers (D, District 41), Rachel Hood (D, District 81), Jenn Hill (D, District 109), Penelope Tsernoglou (D, District 75), Alabus Farhat (D, District 3), Kara Hope (D, District 74), Joey Andrews (D, District 38), Denise Mentzer (D, District 31), Jason Hoskins (D, District 18), Helena Scott (D, District 7)
HB5804 of 2024
Bill Title: Health: other; advisory council for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 – 333.25211) by adding sec. 5143.
Bill Status: HB5804 of 2024
Bill Summary: To create an advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Bill Language:
Sponsored By: Luke Meerman (R, District 89)
Co-Sponsors: none
HB6521 of 2022
Bill Summary: To require insurance coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Bill Status: HB6521 of 2022 [LC6]
Sponsored By: Kelly Breen (D)
Co-Sponsors: Luke Meerman (R), David LaGrand (D), Brenda Carter (D), Kara Hope (D), Richard Streenland (D), Sara Cambensy (D), Alex Garza (D), Ronnie Petersen (D), Timothy Beson (R), Tullio Liberati (D), Kevin Coleman (D), Jim Ellison (D), Cynthia Johnson (D), Helena Scott (D), Julie Rogers (D)
HB6522 of 2022
Bill Status: HB6522 of 2022
Bill Summary: To create an advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sponsored By: Luke Meerman (R)
Co-Sponsors: Kelly Breen (D), David LaGrand (D), Brenda Carter (D), Kara Hope (D), Richard Streenland (D), Sara Cambensy (D), Alex Garza (D), Ronnie Petersen (D), Tullio Liberati (D), Timothy Beson (R), Kevin Coleman (D), Jim Ellison (D), Cynthia Johnson (D), Helena Scott (D), Julie Rogers (D)
HB4302 of 2019
Bill Status: HB4302 of 2019
Bill Summary: To create an advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sponsored By: Aaron Miller (R)
Co-Sponsors: Julie Calley (R)
HB5035 of 2017
Bill Status: HB5035 of 2017
Bill Summary: To require insurance coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sponsored By: Martin Howrylak (R)
Co-Sponsors: Aaron Miller (R), Joseph Graves (R), Jon Hoadley (D
HB5036 of 2017
Bill Status: HB5036 of 2017
Bill Summary: To create an advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sponsored By: Aaron Miller (R)
Co-Sponsors: Martin Howrylak(R), Joseph Graves (R), Jon Hoadley (D), Stephanie Chang (D)
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