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Michigan House introduces HBs 4001–4016, refers each to committee and receives concealed-pistol-license report
Summary
The Michigan House of Representatives read a slate of House bills (HBs 4001–4016) for the first time and referred each to the appropriate committee, accepted a Department of State Police concealed-pistol-license annual report, and adjourned until Jan. 15, 2025.
The Michigan House of Representatives read House Bills 4001 through 4016 for the first time, referred each bill to a standing committee and accepted a Department of State Police concealed-pistol-license annual report before adjourning to its next session on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
The bills were announced and their titles read in succession; the clerk said the measures would be reproduced and made available electronically on Thursday, Jan. 9. Most measures received only a first reading and were referred to committee, starting the formal committee review process rather than final action by the full House.
Why it matters: First reading and referral places a bill on the formal legislative path. Referral assigns the measure to a subject-matter committee, which may hold hearings, take testimony and decide whether to advance the bill to the full House for further consideration.
Notable introductions and referrals included: - House Bill 4001 and House Bill 4002: announced for reproduction and electronic distribution (committee referral not specified in the record). - House Bill 4003: introduced to amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act; referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - House Bill 4004: introduced to amend the McCauley/Bowman/McNeely Lottery Act (title as read); referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform. - House Bill 4005: introduced to repeal the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act; referred to the Committee on Finance. - House Bill 4006: introduced to amend the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act; referred to the Committee on Agriculture. - House Bill 4007: introduced to amend the Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act; referred to the Committee on Energy. - House Bill 4008: introduced to amend the Income Tax Act of 1967; referred to the Committee on Finance. - House Bill 4009: introduced to repeal an act limiting local government leasing authority over private residential property; referred to the Committee on Government Operations. - House Bill 4010: introduced to designate Harrison Township as “Boat Town USA”; referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism. - House Bill 4011: requested authorization for the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget to convey or transfer state-owned property in an unspecified county; referred to the Committee on Appropriations. - House Bill 4012: introduced to amend the Public Health Code; referred to the Committee on Government Operations. - House Bill 4013: introduced to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act; referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism. - House Bill 4014: introduced to amend the General Property Tax Act; referred to the Committee on Finance. - House Bill 4015: introduced to require the acceptance of cash payments for tolls on state-owned infrastructure; referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - House Bill 4016: introduced to recognize May as Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month; referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
The clerk also reported receipt from the Michigan Department of State Police of the concealed pistol license annual report described in the record as covering Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2024; the clerk’s announcement did not specify the start year for the period in the transcript.
Procedural actions and chamber business: - Majority Floor Leader Pastumas moved to excuse absent members; the motion was approved “without objection,” and the clerk reported a quorum of the House present. - The House agreed without objection to proceed to the order of motions and resolutions and to allow committees to meet during the balance of the day. - By voice vote, with no further business, the House adopted a motion to adjourn and set the next meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
No committee hearings, amendments, debates on bill merits, roll-call votes on the introduced bills, or final enactments occurred on the floor during the session; each bill was at the initial referral stage. The measures will move through the appropriate committees for consideration, where hearings, amendments and subsequent votes may occur.
