2026 House Bill 5457

Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program; establish.

A bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen therapy fund; and to provide for the administration of and distributions from the fund.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5456 and 5457 establish a three-year pilot and grant program, along with a dedicated state fund, to provide free hyperbaric oxygen therapy to Michigan veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury or PTSD, setting provider standards, funding limits, and oversight requirements under the administration of the Department of Health and Human Services, contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Jan. 15, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz (R-46) and 25 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Doug Wozniak (R-59), Bill Schuette (R-95), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Phil Green (R-67), Rylee Linting (R-27), Ron Robinson (R-58), Jason Woolford (R-50), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Pat Outman (R-91), Brian BeGole (R-71), John Roth (R-104), Timothy Beson (R-96), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Brad Paquette (R-37), Tom Kunse (R-100), Mai Xiong (D-13), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Angela Rigas (R-79), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Mike Harris (R-52), Gina Johnsen (R-78) and Jaime Greene (R-65)

Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans

April 21, 2026

Reported without amendment

June 16, 2026

Amendment offered by Rep. Stephanie Young (D-16)

1. Amend page 2, line 22, by striking enacting section 1 and 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. 5456.

(b) House Bill No. 5590.

(c) House Bill No. 5591.

(d) House Bill No. 5592.

(e) House Bill No. 5593.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

June 17, 2026

Passed in the House 65 to 42 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 23, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy