2025 House Bill 4790

Health occupations: physicians; continuing education on menopause and related conditions; provide for.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 17033 and 17533 (MCL 333.17033 and 333.17533), as amended by 1994 PA 234.

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House Bill No. 4790 amends Michigan's Public Health Code to require medical boards to approve and promote continuing education courses on women's midlife health, including menopause management, as part of physicians' license renewal requirements. House Bill No. 4791 requires the Michigan Department of Health to create and promote a menopause awareness education program in collaboration with relevant medical boards and women's health organizations.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 21, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-28) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46) and William Bruck (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

Oct. 22, 2025

Reported with substitute H-1

Referred to the Committee on Rules

Feb. 19, 2026

Reported with substitute H-1

March 4, 2026

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-41)

1. Amend page 3, following line 10, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4814.

(b) House Bill No. 4815.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

March 5, 2026

Passed in the House 100 to 9 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

March 10, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy