2026 House Bill 5466
Health: other; authority to limit patient visitation in certain health care facilities; restrict in emergency orders and under certain circumstances.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 2253, 2453, and 5145 (MCL 333.2253, 333.2453, and 333.5145), sections 2253 and 2453 as amended by 2022 PA 274 and section 5145 as amended by 2020 PA 311.
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House Bill No. 5466 amends Michigan's Public Health Code to strengthen and clarify patient and resident visitation rights in health care facilities during epidemics, removing previous blanket restrictions and ensuring that emergency orders may only impose reasonable safety measures rather than outright prohibitions.
Introduced in the House
Jan. 21, 2026
Introduced
by
Rep. Gina Johnsen (R-78)
and 24 co-sponsors
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Timothy Beson (R-96), Joseph Aragona (R-60), James DeSana (R-29), Rylee Linting (R-27), Tim Kelly (R-93), Steve Carra (R-36), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Karl Bohnak (R-109), David Prestin (R-108), Brad Paquette (R-37), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), John Roth (R-104), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Bradley Slagh (R-85), Tom Kunse (R-100), Luke Meerman (R-89), William Bruck (R-30), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Josh Schriver (R-66), Mike Hoadley (R-99) and Jaime Greene (R-65)
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
