2026 House Bill 6071

Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact.

A bill to require hospitals to develop and implement financial assistance programs for certain patients; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to allow for the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe civil sanctions and remedies.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 6071 and 6072 require Michigan hospitals to establish standardized financial assistance programs for low-income and uninsured patients, mandates transparency and reporting, and creates a Medical Debt Relief Fund to support medical debt relief efforts.

Introduced in the House

June 10, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz (R-46) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Brian BeGole (R-71), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Pat Outman (R-91), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), John Roth (R-104), Rylee Linting (R-27), Joseph Aragona (R-60) and Bill Schuette (R-95)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 17, 2026

Reported without amendment

June 23, 2026

Amendment offered by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-21)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 134 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jason Hoskins (D-18)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

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

(a) House Bill No. 6102.

(b) House Bill No. 6103.

(c) House Bill No. 6104.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jennifer Conlin (D-48)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 6101 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jason Morgan (D-23)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

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

(a) House Bill No. 5222.

(b) House Bill No. 5223.

(c) House Bill No. 5224.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-61)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

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

(a) House Bill No. 4544.

(b) House Bill No. 4545.

(c) House Bill No. 4546.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mai Xiong (D-13)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 982 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-3)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 94 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-5)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

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

(a) House Bill No. 5996.

(b) House Bill No. 5997.

(c) House Bill No. 5998.

(d) House Bill No. 5999.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz (R-46)

1. Amend page 6, following line 21, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 95 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 94 to 12 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 25, 2026

Referred to the Committee of the Whole