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House Narrowly Rejects House Bill 4214 on Final Passage; Clerk Reports 52–51 Tally
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Summary
On final passage of House Bill 4214, the clerk announced a 52–51 tally and the presiding officer announced the bill had not passed.
On June 26, 2025, the Michigan House of Representatives held a recorded vote on House Bill 4214, described on the floor as a bill to amend the Michigan Vehicle Code. The transcript shows a clerk announcement of 52 aye votes and 51 nay votes followed by the presiding officer’s statement that the bill had not passed.
Representative Paquette introduced House Bill 4214 and a floor substitute (H-3) was adopted before the bill reached third reading. A roll call was conducted and, during the vote sequence captured in the transcript, several individual votes were read aloud (Representative Andrews — Nay; Representative Fitzgerald — Nay; Representative VanderWaal — Nay; Representative Fox — Nay; Representative DeSena — Nay; Representative Cara — Aye; Representative Van Workum — Nay). The clerk then announced the final tally as "52 aye votes and 51 nay votes," and the presiding officer declared that, "a majority of the members elected and serving having voted not in favor, therefore the bill has not passed," per the transcript.
The transcript contains an apparent procedural inconsistency between the announced numeric tally and the stated outcome; the record in the transcript is that the clerk announced the counts and the House announced the final ruling that the bill did not pass. The transcript does not include additional explanatory floor statements resolving that inconsistency or further floor debate clarifying the result. For authoritative determination of the final status of House Bill 4214, consult the official House Journal and the Clerk’s certified vote record.
