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HB 5102 — Health occupations: dentists; dentistry task force; eliminate. Amends sec. 16620 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16620) & repeals sec. 16624 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16624).
Last action — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
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✓Introduced
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 04, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Health occupations: dentists; dentistry task force; eliminate. Amends sec. 16620 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16620) & repeals sec. 16624 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16624).
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of HB 5102, three new lines have been added to the bill, while two lines from the previous version have been removed. This change may reflect an update or clarification in the bill's provisions or intent. These amendments are important because they could impact how the bill functions and the specific requirements it sets forth. Understanding these edits helps ensure that everyone is informed about the latest rules and regulations being proposed.
HB-5102, As Passed House, February 26, 2026 HOUSE BILL NO.
Section 16624 of the public health code, EMR H02638'25_HB5102_INTR_1H02638'25_HB5102_APH_1 f9ctz33t97ui 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16624, is repealed.
Final Page EMR H02638'25_HB5102_INTR_1H02638'25_HB5102_APH_1 f9ctz33t97ui
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- As Passed by the House View text Current pdf
- Introduced House Introduced Bill pdf
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The bill repeals Section 333.16624, which establishes a task force for certain health profession specialty fields.
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MCL 333.16624
Sec. 16624. A task force to advise the board is created for health profession specialty fields certified under this part. The task force shall consist of the following 9 members, who shall meet the requirements of part 161; 1 dentist who is not a specialist, 1 prosthodontist, 1 endodontist, 1 oral and maxillofacial surgeon, 1 orthodontist, 1 pediatric dentist, 1 periodontist, 1 oral pathologist, and 1 public member. The oral pathologist shall be certified as a dentist specializing in oral pathology by the board not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added an oral pathologist to the task force. If the oral pathologist is not so certified, his or her term shall terminate at the end of that year.This change eliminates the task force that was responsible for advising on health profession specialty fields.
Action History
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Sponsors
- Thomas Kuhn · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Thomas Kuhn Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (106)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Myers-Phillips | — | Yea |
| O’Neal | — | Yea |
| Alabas Farhat | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Yea |
| Betsy Coffia | Democrat | Yea |
| Brenda Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democrat | Yea |
| Cynthia Neeley | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Mentzer | Democrat | Yea |
| Donavan McKinney | Democrat | Yea |
| Dylan Wegela | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Dievendorf | Democrat | Yea |
| Erin Byrnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Helena Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason M Hoskins | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Jasper Martus | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Conlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr | Democrat | Yea |
| Joey Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| John Fitzgerald | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Kara Hope | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly Edwards | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristian Grant | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Yea |
| Mai Xiong | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Longjohn | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike McFall | Democrat | Yea |
| Morgan Foreman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Noah Arbit | Democrat | Yea |
| Penelope Tsernoglou | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Herzberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Phil Skaggs | Democrat | Yea |
| Ranjeev Puri | Democrat | Yea |
| Reggie Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Yea |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon MacDonell | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephen Wooden | Democrat | Yea |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Snyder | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia St. Germaine | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Rigas | Republican | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Brian BeGole | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Cavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| David Prestin | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Donni Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Gina Johnsen | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| James DeSana | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Woolford | Republican | Yea |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Wortz | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Neyer | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Aragona | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Fox | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pavlov | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Schriver | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Bohnak | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Schmaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Maddock | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Bierlein | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hoadley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy DeBoer | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Jenkins-Arno | Republican | Yea |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Rachelle Smit | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Outman | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Frisbie | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Kuhn | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kunse | Republican | Yea |
| William Bruck | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (106)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Myers-Phillips | — | Yea |
| O’Neal | — | Yea |
| St. Germaine | — | Yea |
| Alabas Farhat | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Yea |
| Betsy Coffia | Democrat | Yea |
| Brenda Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democrat | Yea |
| Cynthia Neeley | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Mentzer | Democrat | Yea |
| Donavan McKinney | Democrat | Yea |
| Dylan Wegela | Democrat | Yea |
| Emily Dievendorf | Democrat | Yea |
| Erin Byrnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Helena Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason M Hoskins | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Jasper Martus | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Conlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr | Democrat | Yea |
| Joey Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| John Fitzgerald | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Kara Hope | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly Edwards | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristian Grant | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Yea |
| Mai Xiong | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Longjohn | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike McFall | Democrat | Yea |
| Morgan Foreman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Noah Arbit | Democrat | Yea |
| Penelope Tsernoglou | Democrat | Yea |
| Peter Herzberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Phil Skaggs | Democrat | Yea |
| Ranjeev Puri | Democrat | Yea |
| Reggie Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Yea |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon MacDonell | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephen Wooden | Democrat | Yea |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Snyder | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Rigas | Republican | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Brian BeGole | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Cavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| David Prestin | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Donni Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Gina Johnsen | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| James DeSana | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Woolford | Republican | Yea |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Wortz | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Neyer | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Aragona | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Fox | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pavlov | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Schriver | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Bohnak | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Schmaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Maddock | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Bierlein | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hoadley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy DeBoer | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Jenkins-Arno | Republican | Yea |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Rachelle Smit | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Outman | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Frisbie | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Kuhn | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kunse | Republican | Yea |
| William Bruck | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 5102 do?
- Health occupations: dentists; dentistry task force; eliminate. Amends sec. 16620 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16620) & repeals sec. 16624 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16624).
- Who sponsors HB 5102?
- HB 5102 is sponsored by Thomas Kuhn (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 5102?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 04, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 5102?
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