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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan Removes Sunset Date for Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Last action · March 12, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICYSponsors: Rylee Linting and 35 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 4032 removes the March 28, 2025 repeal date for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact in Michigan, permanently maintaining the streamlined multi-state licensing pathway for physicians.
The measure prevents the expiration of an agreement that allows qualified doctors to obtain licenses to practice across multiple state lines more easily.
- The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact was initially enacted in Michigan to create an expedited pathway to licensure for qualified physicians across member states. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Physicians
Qualified doctors retain the ability to use the expedited multi-state licensing process without a termination deadline.
State Medical Boards
Regulatory agencies continue to participate in joint investigations, information sharing, and coordinated licensing procedures through the compact.
Patients
Individuals have ongoing access to healthcare services facilitated by portable medical licensing across state lines.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Procedural history
13 actions- Mar 12, 2025SenateCommitteeREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
- Mar 12, 2025SenateFloorPASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Mar 6, 2025Housetransmitted
- Mar 6, 2025HouseFloorpassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #17 Yeas 106 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
- Mar 6, 2025HouseFloorread a third time
- Mar 5, 2025Houseplaced on third reading
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- Mar 5, 2025HouseFloorread a second time
- Feb 26, 2025Housereferred to second reading
- Feb 26, 2025HouseCommitteereported with recommendation without amendment
- Jan 29, 2025Housebill electronically reproduced 01/28/2025
- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Health Policy
- Jan 28, 2025HouseIntroducedread a first time
- Jan 28, 2025HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Rylee Linting
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Sponsors
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Discoveries
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Permanent Removal of Compact Expiration
The legislation permanently preserves Michigan's membership in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact by striking the previously enacted expiration date.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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