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• Introduced by Rep. Richard J. Ball (R) on June 18, 2008, to require a person who applies for state government approval to open or acquire a nursing home, or to renew an existing license, to submit audited financial statements demonstrating a financial capacity to own and operate a nursing home. This and related bills were introduced after the Carlyle Group company's acquisition of 28 Michigan nursing homes previously owned by Manor Care Inc., which has been opposed by the Service Employees International Union. See also House Bills 6251 to 6258, HB 6261 and HB 6388.
  • Referred to the House Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee on June 18, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on June 25, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 16, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Arlan Meekhof (R) on September 16, 2008, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4454, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4454 would make Michigan a "Right to Work" state. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Richard J. Ball (R) on September 16, 2008. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on September 17, 2008, to adopt a substitute version of the bill that is essentially identical to the previous Angerer substitute before it was amended. This is a technigue used by the majority to "sweep away" Republican amendments adopted on voice-votes. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 17, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Brian Calley (R) on September 17, 2008, to exempt nonprofit nursing homes from the provisions of the bill. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on September 17, 2008.
• Passed 80 to 27 in the House on September 17, 2008, to require a person who applies for state government approval to open or acquire a nursing home, or to renew an existing license, to submit audited financial statements demonstrating a financial capacity to own and operate a nursing home.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 23, 2008.
  • Referred in the Senate on September 23, 2008.