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HB4208 • 2026

Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4207'25

Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4207'25

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Brenda Carter (District 53), Mike Harris (District 52)
Last action
2026-07-03
Official status
bill ordered enrolled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4207'25

Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for.
  • Amends sec.
  • 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 4207'25

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 824

    PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 203 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  2. 2026-07-03 SJ 62 Pg. 825

    INSERTED FULL TITLE

  3. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title

  4. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    full title agreed to

  5. 2026-07-03 HJ 56 Pg. 0

    bill ordered enrolled

  6. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 936

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 9/10/2025

  7. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 936

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  8. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 930

    RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION

  9. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 933

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

  10. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 933

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  11. 2025-04-29 SJ 37 Pg. 375

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  12. 2025-04-29 SJ 37 Pg. 375

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

  13. 2025-04-23 HJ 38 Pg. 397

    read a third time

  14. 2025-04-23 HJ 38 Pg. 397

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #64 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  15. 2025-04-23 HJ 38 Pg. 397

    transmitted

  16. 2025-04-22 HJ 37 Pg. 386

    read a second time

  17. 2025-04-22 HJ 37 Pg. 386

    placed on third reading

  18. 2025-03-26 HJ 32 Pg. 320

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  19. 2025-03-26 HJ 32 Pg. 320

    referred to second reading

  20. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 231

    bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2025

  21. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 213

    introduced by Representative Rep. Brenda Carter

  22. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 213

    read a first time

  23. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 213

    referred to Committee on Insurance

Official Summary Text

Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4207'25

Current Bill Text

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HB-4208, As Passed Senate, July 3, 2026

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HOUSE BILL NO. 4208

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled
"The insurance code of 1956,"
by amending section 608 (MCL 500.608), as added by 2016 PA 276.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 608. As used in this act: 1
(a) "Health" insurance is "Health insurance" means insurance 2
provided under a health insurance policy. 3
(b) "Health insurance policy" means an expense-incurred 4
hospital, medical, or surgical policy, certificate, or contract. 5
Health insurance policy does not include a policy that provides 6
March 11, 2025, Introduced by Reps. B. Carter and Harris and referred to Committee on Insurance.
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Final Page
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coverage only for excepted benefits as described in 42 USC 300gg-1
91. 2
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect 3
unless Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. S01770'25) or House Bill 4
No. 4207 (request no. H01770'25) of the 103rd Legislature is 5
enacted into law. 6