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Easier licensing for doctors by Michigan joining the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (HB5455)

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This bill would let Michigan join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, making it easier for doctors already licensed in other member states to get licensed here. The compact streamlines the process by recognizing shared standards, so eligible doctors can apply for an expedited license using their existing credentials and background checks. The bill explains how doctors pick a “home base” state, how applications and renewals work, and how discipline is shared across states. Michigan’s existing medical laws would stay in place, but this would create a faster licensing path for qualified doctors to serve more communities.

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Bill Number
HB5455
Motion Text
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Motion Date
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Motion Result
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Vote type
Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Tyrone Carter (D) Michigan-1
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tullio Liberati (D) Michigan-2
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alabas Farhat (D) Michigan-3
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karen Whitsett (D) Michigan-4
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Regina Weiss (D) Michigan-5
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Natalie Price (D) Michigan-6
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Tonya Phillips (D) Michigan-7
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Helena Scott (D) Michigan-8
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Tate (D) Michigan-9
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Veronica Paiz (D) Michigan-10
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Donavan McKinney (D) Michigan-11
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kimberly Edwards (D) Michigan-12
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mai Xiong (D) Michigan-13
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike McFall (D) Michigan-14
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Erin Byrnes (D) Michigan-15
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stephanie Young (D) Michigan-16
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Laurie Pohutsky (D) Michigan-17
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jason Hoskins (D) Michigan-18
Abstain Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 1
Samantha Steckloff (D) Michigan-19
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Noah Arbit (D) Michigan-20
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kelly Breen (D) Michigan-21
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Koleszar (D) Michigan-22
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jason Morgan (D) Michigan-23
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ranjeev Puri (D) Michigan-24
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Peter Herzberg (D) Michigan-25
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dylan Wegela (D) Michigan-26
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rylee Linting (R) Michigan-27
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jamie Thompson (R) Michigan-28
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jim DeSana (R) Michigan-29
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Bruck (R) Michigan-30
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Reggie Miller (D) Michigan-31
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jimmie Wilson (D) Michigan-32
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Morgan Foreman (D) Michigan-33
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R) Michigan-34
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jennifer Wortz (R) Michigan-35
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Steve Carra (R) Michigan-36
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brad Paquette (R) Michigan-37
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joey Andrews (D) Michigan-38
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Pauline Wendzel (R) Michigan-39
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Longjohn (D) Michigan-40
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Julie Rogers (D) Michigan-41
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Hall (R) Michigan-42
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rachelle Smit (R) Michigan-43
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Steve Frisbie (R) Michigan-44
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sarah Lightner (R) Michigan-45
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kathy Schmaltz (R) Michigan-46
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Carrie Rheingans (D) Michigan-47
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jennifer Conlin (D) Michigan-48
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ann Bollin (R) Michigan-49
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jason Woolford (R) Michigan-50
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Maddock (R) Michigan-51
No Na Na Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Mike Harris (R) Michigan-52
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brenda Carter (D) Michigan-53
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Donni Steele (R) Michigan-54
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Tisdel (R) Michigan-55
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sharon MacDonell (D) Michigan-56
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Kuhn (R) Michigan-57
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ron Robinson (R) Michigan-58
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Doug Wozniak (R) Michigan-59
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Aragona (R) Michigan-60
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Denise Mentzer (D) Michigan-61
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Alicia St. Germaine (R) Michigan-62
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jay DeBoyer (R) Michigan-63
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joe Pavlov (R) Michigan-64
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jaime Greene (R) Michigan-65
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Josh Schriver (R) Michigan-66
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Green (R) Michigan-67
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
David Martin (R) Michigan-68
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jaz Martus (D) Michigan-69
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cynthia Neeley (D) Michigan-70
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brian BeGole (R) Michigan-71
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Mueller (R) Michigan-72
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Julie Brixie (D) Michigan-73
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kara Hope (D) Michigan-74
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Penelope Tsernoglou (D) Michigan-75
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Angela Witwer (D) Michigan-76
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Emily Dievendorf (D) Michigan-77
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Gina Johnsen (R) Michigan-78
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Angela Rigas (R) Michigan-79
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Phil Skaggs (D) Michigan-80
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stephen Wooden (D) Michigan-81
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kristian Grant (D) Michigan-82
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
John Fitzgerald (D) Michigan-83
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Carol Glanville (D) Michigan-84
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Brad Slagh (R) Michigan-85
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Nancy DeBoer (R) Michigan-86
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Will Snyder (D) Michigan-87
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Greg VanWoerkom (R) Michigan-88
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Luke Meerman (R) Michigan-89
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bryan Posthumus (R) Michigan-90
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No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Pat Outman (R) Michigan-91
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jerry Neyer (R) Michigan-92
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tim Kelly (R) Michigan-93
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Amos O'Neal (D) Michigan-94
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Schuette (R) Michigan-95
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Timmy Beson (R) Michigan-96
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Matt Bierlein (R) Michigan-97
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Greg Alexander (R) Michigan-98
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mike Hoadley (R) Michigan-99
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Tom Kunse (R) Michigan-100
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Joseph Fox (R) Michigan-101
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Curt VanderWall (R) Michigan-102
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Betsy Coffia (D) Michigan-103
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
J.R. Roth (R) Michigan-104
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ken Borton (R) Michigan-105
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Cam Cavitt (R) Michigan-106
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Parker Fairbairn (R) Michigan-107
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dave Prestin (R) Michigan-108
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Karl Bohnak (R) Michigan-109
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Greg Markkanen (R) Michigan-110
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Bill Number
HB5455
Motion Text
N/a
Motion Date
N/A
Motion Result
N/a
Vote type
Floor Vote
Represen­tative name District voted Represen­tative voted Account­ability Voter Tally
Erika Geiss (D) Michigan-1
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sylvia Santana (D) Michigan-2
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Stephanie Chang (D) Michigan-3
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Darrin Camilleri (D) Michigan-4
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dayna Polehanki (D) Michigan-5
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mary Cavanagh (D) Michigan-6
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jeremy Moss (D) Michigan-7
Abstain Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 1
Total: 1
Mallory McMorrow (D) Michigan-8
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michael Webber (R) Michigan-9
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Paul Wojno (D) Michigan-10
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Veronica Klinefelt (D) Michigan-11
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kevin Hertel (D) Michigan-12
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rosemary Bayer (D) Michigan-13
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sue Shink (D) Michigan-14
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Jeff Irwin (D) Michigan-15
Yes Na Na Yes: 1
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Joe Bellino (R) Michigan-16
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jonathan Lindsey (R) Michigan-17
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Thomas Albert (R) Michigan-18
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sean McCann (D) Michigan-19
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Aric Nesbitt (R) Michigan-20
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sarah Anthony (D) Michigan-21
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Lana Theis (R) Michigan-22
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jim Runestad (R) Michigan-23
No Na Na Yes: 0
No: 1
Abstain: 0
Total: 1
Ruth Johnson (R) Michigan-24
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Dan Lauwers (R) Michigan-25
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Kevin Daley (R) Michigan-26
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
John Cherry (D) Michigan-27
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Sam Singh (D) Michigan-28
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Winnie Brinks (D) Michigan-29
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Mark Huizenga (R) Michigan-30
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Roger Victory (R) Michigan-31
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Jon Bumstead (R) Michigan-32
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Rick Outman (R) Michigan-33
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Roger Hauck (R) Michigan-34
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Michele Hoitenga (R) Michigan-36
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
John Damoose (R) Michigan-37
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0
Ed McBroom (R) Michigan-38
Na Na Na Yes: 0
No: 0
Abstain: 0
Total: 0

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