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Senate Roll Call 139 on
2020 Senate Bill 899: Coronavirus epidemic response bills: Liability waiver for medical care providers
Passed 24 to 14 in the Senate on May 7, 2020.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
To extend through the end of the coronavirus state of emergency a medical malpractice liability exemption granted to health care professionals and facilities by the 1976 state “Emergency Management Act.” The law the bill would amend now limits the governor's exercise of extraordinary emergency powers - and the liability exemptions the bill would extend - to 28 days unless the legislature approves an extension, which it has declined to do.
This means that Gov. Whitmer's epidemic related executive orders now rest their authority primarily on a 1945 “Emergency Powers of Governor Act,” which does not place limits on how long a governor may retain such powers, and also does not grant liability protections to doctors and hospitals during an epidemic.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
To extend through the end of the coronavirus state of emergency a medical malpractice liability exemption granted to health care professionals and facilities by the 1976 state “Emergency Management Act.” The law the bill would amend now limits the governor's exercise of extraordinary emergency powers - and the liability exemptions the bill would extend - to 28 days unless the legislature approves an extension, which it has declined to do.
This means that Gov. Whitmer's epidemic related executive orders now rest their authority primarily on a 1945 “Emergency Powers of Governor Act,” which does not place limits on how long a governor may retain such powers, and also does not grant liability protections to doctors and hospitals during an epidemic.
View the rest of Senate Bill 899: History, Amendments & Comments
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IN FAVOR
SENATE DEMOCRATS
| McCann (D) | McMorrow (D) | Polehanki (D) |
SENATE REPUBLICANS
AGAINST
SENATE DEMOCRATS
| Alexander (D) | Ananich (D) | Bayer (D) | Brinks (D) | Bullock (D) |
| Chang (D) | Geiss (D) | Hertel (D) | Hollier (D) | Irwin (D) |
| Moss (D) | Santana (D) | Wojno (D) |
SENATE REPUBLICANS
| Lauwers (R) |
SENATE LEGISLATORS ORDERED BY NAME
Senate Roll Call 139 on 2020 Senate Bill 899
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