Health: pharmaceuticals; allow patients to take unused portion of eye drops or eye ointments after certain procedures for continued patient care; provide for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 17773, 20817 & 21539.
HB 4072 requires hospitals and freestanding surgical outpatient facilities to offer patients any unused eye drops or eye ointments after ophthalmic surgical procedures or medical care. This applies when the facility-provided medication was administered to the patient and is required for their ongoing treatment upon discharge. The bill details labeling requirements if a pharmacist dispenses the drug, and assigns the responsibility for patient counseling on its use to the prescribing doctor. This allows patients to take home remaining eye medications for continued care.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2026
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Signed Jul 29, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Jul 2, 2026 · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
37–1
Passed
Total votes 38
Jul 2, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jul 29, 2026
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 07/22/2026 10:46 AM
lower
Jul 29, 2026
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 07/21/2026 02:44 PM
lower
Jul 2, 2026
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment with full title
lower
Jul 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 169 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Jul 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 3/4/2026
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #94 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Health Policy
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Samantha Steckloff
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Samantha Steckloff
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Glanville
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Rheingans
DDemocratic
Co
Cynthia Neeley
DDemocratic
Co
Denise Mentzer
DDemocratic
Co
Donavan McKinney
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Dievendorf
DDemocratic
Co
Erin Byrnes
DDemocratic
Co
Gina Johnsen
RRepublican
Co
Jason Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Jay DeBoyer
RRepublican
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