The Michigan House adopted three resolutions on the floor to recognize October observances and took procedural steps to discharge and reassign multiple bills to the Committee on Energy.

House Resolution 183, introduced by Representative Aragona, declared October 2025 as Italian American Appreciation Month. “We come from a number of different backgrounds, but especially, we tend to be very entrepreneurial,” Aragona said during floor remarks and noted historical anti‑Italian American violence as context for celebrating the month. The House adopted the resolution by voice vote.

House Resolution 185, introduced by Representative Young, declared October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Young described the issue both with national statistics and personal recollection: citing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures that “more than 4 in 10 women have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes,” and urging the House to consider enforcement and services for survivors. The House adopted the resolution by voice vote after a floor substitute was adopted.

House Resolution 186, introduced by Representative Bonak, declared October 16, 2025, as Community Dispute Resolution Day and recognized the Community Dispute Resolution Act (1988) and the network of centers overseen by the Michigan Supreme Court. Bonak asked colleagues to “recognize Marquette Alger Resolution Service and the 15 other community dispute resolution centers across Michigan.” The resolution was adopted by voice vote.

Procedural discharges and referrals: The majority floor leader made a series of motions to suspend House rules and discharge the committee on government operations from further consideration of a number of bills. The House then referred those discharged bills chiefly to the Committee on Energy. Items discharged and referred to the Committee on Energy during the session included House Bills 4361, 4363, 4486, 4526, 4590, 4709, 4787, 4788 and 472? (the transcript lists multiple items by number when the clerk read them). The House also referred House Resolution 184 (urging Congress to pass House Bill 1156, the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act) to the committee on government operations.

The day’s procedural steps moved many bills from committee consideration back onto the House calendar and placed energy‑related measures with the Committee on Energy for further review. Many of the discharges were handled by voice vote; the transcript records “all those in favor will say aye” and the clerk recorded the result as the bills being discharged and referred.

The House adjourned and said it would reconvene Wednesday, 10/22/2025, at 1:30 p.m.