republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2023-2024/hb-5956.md

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Bill	Insurance: health insurers; discrimination against a health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider’s license or certification; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.	Insurance: health insurers; discrimination against a health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider’s license or certification; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2023-2024	HB 5956	Michigan HB 5956 (2023-2024)	bill	Insurance: health insurers	enacted	Brenda Carter	6	33	2	2024-09-26	2024-12-31	openstates	ocd-bill/ba2e3143-3d82-4c64-bc9c-ae551a633dad	https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5956	ed3035fc26fe33519c8066f18fd3ff509305303b90b82db829d5581e4fb45154	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 5956 (2023-2024) — Insurance: health insurers; discrimination against a health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider’s license or certification; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. As Passed by the House (committee substitute) — source
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. House Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. House Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Public Act (committee substitute) — source
6. Substitute (H-1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 405 Yeas 57 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — 57–49 (pass) · lower
• PASSED ROLL CALL # 709 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 16–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Brenda Carter — primary (person)
• Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
• Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
• Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
• Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
• Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
• Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
• Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
• Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
• John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
• Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
• Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
• Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
• Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
• Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
• Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2024-09-26 introduced by Representative Brenda Carter introduction
• 2024-09-26 read a first time reading-1
• 2024-09-26 referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Services referral-committee
• 2024-10-15 bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2024
• 2024-10-15 bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2024
• 2024-11-14 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2024-11-14 referred to second reading
• 2024-12-10 read a second time reading-2
• 2024-12-10 substitute (H-1) adopted
• 2024-12-10 placed on third reading
• 2024-12-10 placed on immediate passage
• 2024-12-10 read a third time reading-3
• 2024-12-10 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 405 Yeas 57 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 passage
• 2024-12-10 transmitted
• 2024-12-18 PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT passage
• 2024-12-18 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS referral-committee
• 2024-12-20 DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
• 2024-12-20 PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
• 2024-12-20 RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
• 2024-12-20 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2024-12-20 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2024-12-20 RULES SUSPENDED
• 2024-12-20 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
• 2024-12-20 PASSED ROLL CALL # 709 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2024-12-20 INSERTED FULL TITLE
• 2024-12-20 RETURNED TO HOUSE
• 2024-12-31 returned from Senate without amendment with full title
• 2024-12-10 full title agreed to
• 2024-12-31 bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
• 2024-12-31 presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 12:44 PM executive-receipt
• 2024-12-31 approved by the Governor 01/21/2025 01:28 PM executive-signature
• 2024-12-31 filed with Secretary of State 01/21/2025 02:22 PM
• 2024-12-31 assigned PA 255'24

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba2e3143-3d82-4c64-bc9c-ae551a633dad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).