Michigan House introduces bills HB 4067–HB 4083 and two joint resolutions; measures sent to committees, session adjourns for lack of quorum

The Michigan House of Representatives opened its floor session with a series of first readings for bills numbered HB 4067 through HB 4083 and two joint resolutions; each measure was read by title and referred to the House committee named on the floor.

The introductions came amid notices that the Opioid Advisory Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. was canceled and that the House Committee on Government Operations will meet Thursday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in Room 307 of the House Office Building. The House later adjourned because a quorum was not present and stood adjourned until Thursday, Feb. 13 at 12:00 p.m.

Why it matters: The first readings and committee referrals begin each bill’s formal legislative process in the House; committees decide whether measures will receive hearings, amendments or further floor consideration. The scheduling notes and adjournment also affect when members and the public can expect committee action or additional floor business.

Bills and referrals at a glance:

- HB 4067 — Representative Brock: a bill to amend the Probate Code of 1939. Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans.

- HB 4068 — Representative Song: a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans.

- HB 4069 — Representative Wirtz: a bill to amend the Michigan Penal Code. Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans.

- HB 4070 — Representative Lightner: a bill to amend the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

- HB 4071 — Representative Brenda Carter: a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956. Referred to the Committee on Insurance.

- HB 4072 — Representative Stekeloff: a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

- HB 4073 — Representative Preston: a bill to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism.

- HB 4074 — (transcript: “Representative Marketing”): a bill to amend an act describing certain powers and duties of conservation officers. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism.

- HB 4075 — Representative Wakalla: a bill to amend the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act. Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness.

- HB 4076 — Representative Nayer: a bill to amend the food law. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

- HB 4077 — Representative Rogers: a bill to amend the Public Health Code. Referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

- HB 4078 — Representative Mueller: a bill to amend an act relating to investigations in certain instances of the cause of death due to violence within the state. Referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

- HB 4079 — Representative Schuette: a bill to amend an act to defer the collection of special assessments on homestead properties. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

- HB 4080 — Representative Hoadley: a bill to amend an act to defer the collection of special assessments on homestead properties. Referred to the Committee on Finance.

- HB 4081 — (transcript: “Representative Board”): a bill to amend the Land Division Act. Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

- HB 4082 — Representative Bonak: a bill to amend the State School Aid Act of 1979. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

- HB 4083 — Representative DeSana: a bill to amend the food law. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

- Joint resolution (transcript: “House Joint Resolution C”) — Representative DeSana: a joint resolution proposing to add Section 29 to Article 1 of the State Constitution of 1963. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism.

- Joint resolution (transcript: “House Joint Resolution D”) — Representative DeSana: a joint resolution proposing to amend Section 13 of Article 4 of the State Constitution of 1963. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

No floor debate or recorded votes on any measure were included in the transcript. Each bill and joint resolution was read for the first time by its title and referred to committee, per the House’s routine first-reading process. The Clerk opened and then closed the board to record attendance; the Speaker reported that a quorum was not present, and the House stood adjourned.

The session also carried two procedural notices: the cancellation of the Opioid Advisory Commission meeting set for Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m., and a scheduling notice that the House Committee on Government Operations will meet Thursday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in Room 307 of the House Office Building.