103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 4839

Human services: medical services; requirement to prescribe generic medications; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109z.

In committee Last action May 19, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 1

Prime sponsor

Sarah Lightner

Status

In committee as of May 19, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Appropriations, Senate Appropriations (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

May 13, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #142 Yeas 63 Nays 43 Excused 0 Not Voting 4Passed63-43

yes (63) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mentzer, Mueller, Neyer, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (43) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Coffia, Conlin, Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Grant, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 14

Date	Chamber	Action
May 19, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
May 19, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
May 13, 2026	House	transmitted
May 13, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #142 Yeas 63 Nays 43 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
May 13, 2026	House	read a third time
May 12, 2026	House	placed on third reading
May 12, 2026	House	substitute (H-1) adopted
May 12, 2026	House	read a second time
April 29, 2026	House	referred to second reading
April 29, 2026	House	reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
September 9, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Appropriations
September 4, 2025	House	read a first time
September 4, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Sarah Lightner

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.