We have 3 days of action.
Do one, do all, gather with friends, family, patriots and parents who might need your help! Please take a moment to scroll through the directions below. We have listed the Main HOUSE phone number for everyone to call and then the 3 committees to which the bills were referred. Also listed is a synopsis of the bill numbers for that committee. Send and EMAIL from your personal email account AND call.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
Call The HOUSE Main number (517) 373-0135
Say: I'm calling to Oppose HB 6205-6210, my state rep is_____________, can you please connect me? (or indicate you need help finding your rep).
While on the call, pick 2 points of the bills to which you stand in opposition. Be kind and professional!
AND....
Call and email the Health Policy Committee members about HB6205, HB6208, and HB6210
HB6205 revises the Public Health Code
These draconian bills would codify the practice of forcing parents to attend a one-sided lecture on the benefits of vaccines, without proper informed consent, or discussing true benefits vs. harm.
For Medical Exemptions:
- Forces doctors to use a form prescribed by the health department for a medical exemption. This interferes with the doctor-patient relationship, forcing doctors to include information about the child that has nothing to do with their medical status.
- Interferes with the doctor practicing medicine, as they have taken an oath to do.
- Increases data reporting requirements, adding more steps to a doctor visit to collect private data to which the department does not have a right.
- Compels speech: forces a doctor to say that a contraindication to vaccines puts the child at risk for a vaccine preventable disease.
For Non-Medical Exemptions:
- There is zero provision in the bill to indicate IF this information is being gathered, stored and or shared with other 3rd parties, completely violating health privacy rights required by the statute.
- There is no provision for the addition of this data to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).
- There is no "opt out", if this process violates religious beliefs.
- Forces parents to agree to the exclusion of their child for any reason the Health Department deems a "disease control measure", even if the child is healthy.
- Compels speech: forces parents to agree that by waiving vaccines, they are putting their child and others in danger
HB 6208 Revises the Childcare Act
- Requires for all employees of childcare, group homes and school age care outside of school to be vaccinated, provide proof of vaccination.
- There is no exemption.
- There is no mention of which vaccinations or how often, allowing the department to add more vaccinations at will.
HB 6210 Revises the Public Health Code
- Hold more vaccination clinics
- Requires that Local Health Department provide a list of school's vaccination percentage, exemption status and the surrounding schools to the local
- The goal is to increase vaccine uptake, to reduce exemption rates below 5%
Health Policy Committee
Michigan House - Health Policy
Chair Julie Rogers D
(517) 373-1783
JulieRogers@house.mi.gov
Vice Chair Karen Whitsett D
(517) 373-1008
KarenWhitsett@house.mi.gov
Minority Vice Chair Curtis Vanderwall R
(517) 373-1747
CurtisVanderWall@house.mi.gov
Brenda Carter D
(517) 373-2577
BrendaCarter@house.mi.gov
Jim Haadsma D
(517) 373-2616
JimHaadsma@house.mi.gov
Cynthia Neeley
(517) 373-0834
cynthianeeley@house.mi.gov
Carol Glanvile D
(517) 373-0476
caglanville@house.mi.gov
Betsy Coffia D
(517) 373-3817
BetsyCoffia@house.mi.gov
Jennifer Conlin D
(517) 373-7557
JenniferConlin@house.mi.gov
Alabas Farhat D
(517) 373-0144
AlabasFarhat@house.mi.gov
John Fitzgerald D
(517) 373-0835
JohnFitzgerald@house.mi.gov
Reggie Milller D
(517) 373-0159
ReggieMiller@house.mi.gov
Carrie Rheingans D
(517) 373-8835
CarrieRheingans@house.mi.gov
Graham Fuller R
(517) 373-1778
GrahamFiller@house.mi.gov
Mike Mueller R
(517) 373-0840
MikeMueller@house.mi.gov
Greg VanWoerkom R
(517) 373-1830
GregVanWoerkom@house.mi.gov
John Roth R
(517) 373-1766
JohnRoth@house.mi.gov
Kathy Schmaltz R
(517) 373-1798
KathySchmaltz@house.mi.gov
Jamie Thompson R
(517) 373-1772
JamieThompson@house.mi.gov
COMMITTEE CLERK
Melissa Sweet
(517)373-5176
msweet@house.mi.gov
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
Call and Email the Education Committee about HB6206 and HB6207
HB6206 Changes the Revises School Code
- Most notably, this bill removes the religious and other (philosophical) language entirely. This bill goes against the state and federal constitution.
- This bill is tie-bar with 6205, yet sent to a different committee, presumably to hide the nature of the bills from lawmakers.
HB6207 Revises the School Aid Act
- Allows for MDHHS to take away school funding if the increased reporting requirements are not met. Thus, turning school administrations into arms of MDHHS.
Chair-Matt Kolzner D
(517) 373-0854
mattkoleszar@house.mi.gov
Vice chair Jamie Churches
(517) 373-0478
JaimeChurches@house.mi.gov
Vice chair Jamie Greene
(517) 373-1775
JaimeGreene@house.mi.gov
Nate Shannon D
(517) 373-1794
nateshannon@house.mi.gov
Regina Weiss D
(517) 373-0823
ReginaWeiss@house.mi.gov
Carol Granville D
(517) 373-0476
caglanville@house.mi.gov
Jennifer Colin D
(517) 373-7557
JenniferConlin@house.mi.gov
Kimberly Edwards D
(517) 373-0852
KimberlyEdwards@house.mi.gov
Dylan Wegala D
(517) 373-3818
DylanWegela@house.mi.gov
Mai Xiong D
(517) 373-0845
maixiong@house.mi.gov
Greg Markkanen R
(517) 373-0850
GregMarkkanen@house.mi.gov
Brad Paquette R
(517) 373-1793
BradPaquette@house.mi.gov
Pauline Wendzel R
(517) 373-1799
PaulineWendzel@house.mi.gov
Gina Johnson R
(517) 373-1796
GinaJohnsen@house.mi.gov
COMMITTEE CLERK
Legan Rose
(517) 373-2115
LRose@house.mi.gov
GregMarkkanen@house.mi.gov
BradPaquette@house.mi.gov
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
Call and Email the Regulatory Reform Committee members about regulatory reform for HB6209
HB6209 Revises the Child Care Act
- Forces small business owners to provide vaccination status of employees. Presumably, MDHHS will require these businesses to begin using MCIR in their businesses for reporting vaccinations of adult employees. This goes against the current statute for MCIR, as it is a "childhood registry".
- Business owners are not equipped to deal with private health information and the privacy laws surrounding this private information.
- Business owners for daycares and group homes become enforcement for MDHHS, or face the threat of being shut down.
- Referred to a committee that is not health or education, presumably to separate from HB6208 to increase the chance of it passing.
- Forces workers to handle private health information without taking privacy measures required by law.
Referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
Michigan House - Regulatory Reform
Chair Tyrone Carter D
(517) 373-0154
tyronecarter@house.mi.gov
Vice chair Tulio Liberati D
(517) 373-1776
tullioliberati@house.mi.gov
Minority chair Mike Mueller R
(517) 373-0840
MikeMueller@house.mi.gov
Cynthia Neeley D
(517) 373-0834
cynthianeeley@house.mi.gov
Helena Scott D
(517) 373-2276
helenascott@house.mi.gov
Stephanie Young D
(517) 373-2576
stephanieyoung@house.mi.gov
Kristian Grant D
(517) 373-1800
KristianGrant@house.mi.gov
Mike Mcfall D
(517) 373-3815
MikeMcFall@house.mi.gov
Will Snyder D
(517) 373-0842
WillSnyder@house.mi.gov
Jimmie Wilson D
(517) 373-8931
JimmieWilson@house.mi.gov
Graham Filler R
(517) 373-1778
GrahamFiller@house.mi.gov
Pauline Wendzel R
(517) 373-1799
PaulineWendzel@house.mi.gov
Joeseph Aragona R
(517) 373-1785
JosephAragona@house.mi.gov
Matt Bierlein R
(517) 373-8962
MatthewBierlein@house.mi.gov
Jerry Neyer R
(517) 373-2646
JerryNeyer@house.mi.gov
COMMITTEE CLERK
Molly Wingrove
(517) 373-5024
mwingrove@house.mi.gov
tyronecarter@house.mi.gov
tullioliberati@house.mi.gov
MikeMueller@house.mi.gov
cynthianeeley@house.mi.gov
helenascott@house.mi.gov
stephanieyoung@house.mi.gov
KristianGrant@house.mi.gov
MikeMcFall@house.mi.gov
Sources/links to each House Bill:
HB6205 Health Policy Committee
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6205.pdf
HB 6206 Education committee
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6206.pdf
HB 6207 Education Committee
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6207.pdf
HB 6208 Health Policy Committee
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6208.pdf
HB 6209 Committee on Regulatory Reform
https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6209.pdf
HB 6210 Health Policy
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-6210.pdf