2005 House Bill 5015 / 2006 Public Act 238

Require Hepatitis C information dissemination

Introduced in the House

June 29, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Roger Kahn (R-94)

To require the Department of Community Heath to develop an educational package on Hepatitis C, which could be distributed to every residence in the state.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 25, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 2, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require a Hepatitis C information package be distributed to every household, but instead would create a government Hepatitis C Advisory Task Force to advise the legislature.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R-1)

To sunset the advisory task force created by the bill on June 30, 2010, and not give the Senate advise-and-consent authority over the membership appointments.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

To create a government Hepatitis C Advisory Task Force to advise the Legislature on policies regarding Hepatitis C and risk reduction. The body would be composed of representatives of various special interest groups specified in the bill.

Received in the Senate

May 3, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 1, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 6, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 7, 2006

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To create a government Hepatitis C Advisory Task Force to advise the Legislature on policies regarding Hepatitis C and risk reduction. The body would be composed of representatives of various special interest groups specified in the bill.

Received in the House

June 7, 2006

June 13, 2006

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Motion by Rep. John Stakoe (R-44)

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion passed 104 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

June 24, 2006