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Senate introduces multiple bills on taxes, education, environment and military apprenticeships; referred to committees
Summary
Senators formally introduced a batch of bills covering sales taxes, school aid and education code changes, skilled trades, apprenticeship programs for the National Guard, natural resources amendments and programs including a sustainable aviation fuel incentive; each bill received first reading and committee referral.
During the April 22, 2025 session, senators read and referred a number of bills to standing committees, a routine step that sends measures to committee consideration. The floor record lists first and second readings and committee referrals for the following named bills:
- Senate Bill 229: a bill to amend the General Sales Tax Act — referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs. - Senate Bill 230: a bill to amend the State School Aid Act of 1979 — referred to the Committee on Appropriations. - Senate Bill 231: a bill to amend the Skilled Trades Regulation Act — referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs. - Senate Bills 232 and 233: bills to amend the Michigan Reconnect Grant Recipient Act / Michigan Reconnect Grant Act — both referred to the Committee on Appropriations. - Senate Bill 234: a bill to amend the Revised School Code — referred to the Committee on Education. - Senate Bill 235: a bill to amend the Income Tax Act of 1967 — referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. - Senate Bill 236: a bill to create a sustainable aviation fuel incentive program — referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture. - Senate Bill 237: a bill to create a Michigan Army National Guard and Air National Guard apprenticeship program — referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs. - Senate Bills 238 and 239: bills amending the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act and providing payments to certain veterans — referred to either Natural Resources and Agriculture or Appropriations as noted on the floor. - Senate Bills 240–243 (including amendments to election law, Home Rule Village Act, General Law Village Act and Home Rule City Act) — referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
The House transmitted several bills to the Senate for first reading and referral as well, including House Bill 4081 (Land Division Act) referred to the Committee on Local Government and House Bills 4156–4159 (various amendments to the Revised School Code and State School Aid Act) referred to the Committee on Education.
Floor introductions were made by multiple senators: Senator Moss, Senator Albert, Senator McBroom, Senator Anthony, Senator Paul Henke, Senator Singh, Senator Bellino, Senator Daley, Senator Johnson, and others as recorded. There were no floor debates on these introductions during this session segment; each bill was sent to the committee named on the floor for further consideration.
