SB 483 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health: other; palliative care advisory task force; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 2220.

SB 483 creates a palliative care advisory task force within Michigan's health department. The task force will study current palliative care services and make recommendations to improve access and quality for patients facing serious illness. This affects Michigan's healthcare system by establishing a new body to address gaps in end-of-life care services.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

Senate Passage

Dec 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jul 17, 2025 Last action Dec 17, 2025

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As Passed by the Senate → Substitute (S-1) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill creates a Palliative Care Advisory Task Force to study and improve palliative care services in Michigan. The main changes involve simplifying the task force membership by reducing the number of representatives from various groups and adding a provision for filling vacancies. The task force will still conduct research, make recommendations, and report annually on palliative care services.

REQUIREMENT

Task force membership was reduced from 18 members to 11 members by removing several categories of representatives, including those representing hospices, clinical experts, and multiple political leaders.

Added a new provision requiring the governor to appoint individuals to fill vacancies on the task force for the remainder of their term.

Added authority for the department to reimburse task force members for actual and necessary expenses incurred while serving.

Removed a provision that allowed the governor to remove task force members for cause, leaving only the vacancy-filling provision.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to the bill text and document headers.

Floor votes · Senate Dec 16, 2025

How they voted

32–5

Passed

Total votes 37

Dec 16, 2025

D Democratic19

17 Yea 2 Nay

89% Yea

R Republican18

15 Yea 3 Nay

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Dec 17, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Government Operations

lower

Dec 17, 2025

Introduced

received on 12/17/2025

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED ROLL CALL # 338 YEAS 32 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED

upper

Dec 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN

upper

Dec 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)

upper

Nov 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)

upper

Nov 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 11/12/2025

upper

Jul 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

upper

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROSEMARY BAYER

upper

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors