2026 House Bill 6072

Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act.

A bill to amend 1913 PA 350, entitled “An act to enable counties to establish and maintain public hospitals, levy a tax and issue bonds therefor, borrow money and issue bonds and notes therefor, elect hospital trustees, maintain training schools for nurses, maintain nursing home facilities, provide suitable means for the care of tuberculous persons, and to make possible the ultimate establishment of an adequate supply of hospitals,” by amending section 17 (MCL 331.167).

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. Steve Frisbie (R-44) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Brian BeGole (R-71), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), John Roth (R-104), Rylee Linting (R-27), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Bill Schuette (R-95) and Kathy Schmaltz (R-46)

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 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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. 6071.

(b) Senate Bill No. 134.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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. 6071.

(b) House Bill No. 6102.

(c) House Bill No. 6103.

(d) House Bill No. 6104.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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. 6071.

(b) House Bill No. 6101.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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. 5222.

(b) House Bill No. 5223.

(c) House Bill No. 5224.

(d) House Bill No. 6071.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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. 4544.

(b) House Bill No. 4545.

(c) House Bill No. 4546.

(d) House Bill No. 6071.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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) Senate Bill No. 982.

(b) House Bill No. 6071.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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) Senate Bill No. 94.

(b) House Bill No. 6071.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

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

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by striking out all of 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. 5996.

(b) House Bill No. 5997.

(c) House Bill No. 5998.

(d) House Bill No. 5999.

(e) House Bill No. 6071.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Steve Frisbie (R-44)

1. Amend page 2, line 8, by removing 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) Senate Bill No. 95.

(b) House Bill No. 6071.”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 93 to 13 (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