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Michigan House introduces slate of bills, committee reports two for passage; session adjourns for lack of quorum
Summary
During a brief session, members introduced more than a dozen bills covering taxes, civil rights, natural resources, mental health and other areas; two bills were reported by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with recommendations to pass and move to second reading. The House adjourned because a quorum was not present.
During a brief session of the Michigan House of Representatives, members introduced a series of bills on taxation, environmental protection, judiciary procedures, foster care, civil rights, mental health and other subjects and then adjourned for lack of a quorum.
Most newly introduced measures were referred to standing committees for consideration. Representative Tisdale offered House Bill 4747 to amend the Income Tax Act of 1967; the bill was referred to the Committee on Finance. Representative Outman introduced House Bill 4748 to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act and it was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism. Representative Roth introduced House Bill 4749 to amend the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 and it was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Additional introductions included Representative Schmalz’s House Bill 4750 (Foster Care and Adoption Services Act), Representative Schreiber’s House Bill 4751 (Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act), Representative Schreiber’s House Bill 4752 (Mental Health Code), Representative Shriver’s House Bill 4753 (Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act), Representative Tate’s House Bill 4754 (Income Tax Act of 1967), Representative Jenkins Arnaud’s House Bill 4755 (Michigan Consumer Protection Act), Representative Johnson’s House Bill 4756 (Michigan State Capitol Historic Site Act), Representative Slaw’s House Bill 4757 (an act governing investment of funds of public corporations), Representative Menser’s House Bill 4758 (reemployment services through Michigan Works agencies), Representative Miller’s House Bill 4759 (encouraging expedited hiring by public employers), and Representative Kofi’s House Bill 4760 (Michigan penal code). Each of those bills was referred on first reading to the committee named on the record (committees listed above or the Committee on Government Operations where specified).
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, chaired by Representative Outman, reported two bills to the House with recommendations for next steps. The committee reported House Bill 4349 with the recommendation that substitute H-1 be adopted and that the bill then pass; the House record shows that bill was referred to the order of second reading. The committee also reported House Bill 4674 without amendment with the recommendation that the bill pass; that bill likewise was sent to second reading.
Clerks’ announcements included notice of upcoming Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity meetings scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, both at 9 a.m. in Room 519 of the House Office Building. The House also received a financial audit from the Auditor General, including a report on internal control, compliance and other matters covering the Michigan Justice Training Fund, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and the Michigan Department of State Police.
Because a quorum was not present, the House was adjourned; the record sets the next scheduled convening for Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
Votes at a glance: no floor votes were recorded in the transcript. The procedural outcomes recorded in this session are introductions (referred to committee) and committee reports recommending passage (referred to second reading).
