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Michigan House introduces four bills, refers them to committees
Summary
Lansing — The Michigan House of Representatives on April 14, 2025 presented four bills for first reading and referred each to committee, according to remarks on the House floor.
Lansing — The Michigan House of Representatives on April 14, 2025 presented four bills for first reading and referred each to committee, according to remarks on the House floor.
The bills introduced included two measures described as changes to the Public Health Code (House Bill 4307 and House Bill 4309), a proposal to designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly (House Bill 4308), and a bill described as an amendment to the State Officers Act (House Bill 4310). Each bill was read on first consideration by its title and referred to committee: the Public Health Code measures to the Committee on Health Policy and the butterfly and State Officers Act measures to the Committee on Government Operations, as recorded in the floor proceedings.
The introductions were recorded as follows: Representative Deborah introduced House Bill 4307, described as "a bill to amend the Public Health Code"; Representative Bridal introduced House Bill 4308, described as "a bill to designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official butterfly of the state of Michigan"; Representative Preston introduced House Bill 4309, described as "a bill to amend the Public Health Code"; and Representative Carr introduced House Bill 4310, described as "a bill to amend the State Officers Act." The transcript records each bill as being "considered a first time by its title and referred" to the listed committees.
The transcript does not record debate on the measures, floor votes, or detailed bill language. Where those details were not spoken on the floor, they are not specified in the record provided.
The House also announced that, "in the absence of a quorum," it would stand adjourned until Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., per the floor statement that closed the session.
What happens next: Each bill will follow the standard committee process for the Michigan House. The Committee on Health Policy and the Committee on Government Operations must schedule any hearings, gather testimony, and report bills back to the full House before further action is possible. No committee hearings or dates were specified in the transcript.
