Michigan House opens, refers a bundle of bills to committees and adjourns after lack of quorum

The Michigan House of Representatives convened for a floor session during which clerks opened attendance, committee chairs reported and members introduced and referred a large batch of bills to standing committees before the Speaker announced, “A quorum of the House is not present,” and the House adjourned until July 22, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

The session matters because the introductions and committee reports put a set of bills addressing elections, public health, taxation, criminal procedure and other areas into the formal legislative process, advancing them to committee consideration or second reading without substantive floor debate recorded in the transcript.

The Clerk announced that House Bills 4706 through 4725 had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, July 1. The Committee on Election Integrity, chaired by Representative Smith, reported multiple bills to second reading "without amendment, with recommendation the bill pass," and the Speaker ordered those bills referred for second reading. Representative Smith is recorded as the committee chair for the Election Integrity reports.

Members introduced a separate set of bills and the Clerk referred each to the committee named by the sponsor. Notable introductions recorded in the transcript included: - Representative Beerline offered House Bill 4726, to amend the Social Welfare Act; the Clerk referred the bill to the Insurance Committee. - Representative Wilson offered House Bill 4727, to amend the Estates and Protected Individuals Code; referred to the Families and Veterans Committee. - Representative Schmalz offered House Bill 4732 (styled in the record as 4732/4732A), to amend the occupational code; referred to the Families and Veterans Committee. - Representative Vanderwall offered House Bill 4729, to amend the Mental Health Code; referred to the Families and Veterans Committee. - Ursula Stekloff offered House Bill 4730, to amend the Public Health Code; referred to the Health Policy Committee. - Representative Mentzer offered House Bill 4731, to amend the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act; referred to Regulatory Reform. - Representative Conlon offered House Bill 4732, to amend the penal code; referred to Judiciary. - Rosa Pablo offered House Bill 4733, to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act; referred to Natural Resources and Tourism. - Representative Beagle (recorded as "Russet Beagle") offered House Bill 4734 to amend the Social Welfare Act; referred to Judiciary. - Representative Skaggs offered House Bill 4735 to amend the Michigan Vehicle Code; referred to Transportation and Infrastructure. - Representative Smith offered House Bill 4736 to amend Michigan election law; referred to Election Integrity. - Mr. Carr offered House Bill 4737 to amend the Income Tax Act of 1967; referred to Finance. - Representative Brock offered House Bill 4738 to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure; referred to Judiciary. - Representative Snyder offered House Bill 4739 to amend the Social Welfare Act; referred to Insurance. - Representative Snyder offered House Bill 4740 to amend the Insurance Code of 1956; referred to Insurance. - Mr. Myers Phillips offered House Bill 4741 to amend the General Property Tax Act; referred to Government Operations.

The Clerk also announced receipt from the Auditor General of the State of Michigan of the single audit report for the State of Michigan for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024.

With insufficient members present for a quorum, the Speaker announced "A quorum of the House is not present," and the House stood adjourned until Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., as recorded by the Clerk.

No floor votes on the introduced bills were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the items were referred to the committees named above for further consideration.