Michigan House introduces multiple bills, receives administrative rule filings and adjourns for lack of quorum

The Michigan House of Representatives received notices of administrative rule filings and heard introductions of multiple bills on the floor before adjourning because a quorum was not present.

Clerk announcements during the session said administrative rules were filed with the secretary of state and listed rule numbers for several departments, and the clerk reported that recently filed bills were reproduced and made available electronically. Following those notices, members offered a series of bills for first reading; each was read for the first time and referred to the committee recorded on the floor. The House then stood adjourned due to lack of a quorum until Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

The clerk told members that filing bills were reproduced and made available electronically on Thursday, June 12, and Friday, June 13, and read a set of administrative rule notices submitted by the secretary of state. The listed rules included filings described on the record as: 25-05-05 (Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Electric Utilities), 25-05-06 (Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers), 25-05-07 (Speech-Language Pathology General Rules), 25-05-08 (Pharmacy program for Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs), 25-05-09 (Nursing Home Administrators General Rules), 25-05-10 (Real Estate Appraisers General Rules), 25-05-11 (Chiropractic General Rules), 25-05-12 (Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery General Rules), 25-05-13 (Architects General Rules), 25-05-14 (Professional Engineers General Rules), and 25-05-15 (Professional Surveyors General Rules).

Representative Bonack offered House Bill 4654, described on the floor as a bill "to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending 09/30/2025," and the clerk referred the bill to the Committee on Appropriations for review. Representative Preston offered House Bill 4655, described as a bill "to amend the public health code," and it was referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform. Representative Pablo offered a bill recorded as House Bill 4566, described as a bill "to amend an act to authorize highway officials to close roads under construction," and it was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Representative Tyrone Carter offered House Bill 4657, described as a bill "to amend the state police retirement act of 1986," and it was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Representative Young offered House Bill 4658 "to amend the judges' retirement act of 1992," and Representative Hope offered House Bill 4659 "to amend the state employees retirement act;" both measures were referred to the Committee on Judiciary. A bill recorded as House Bill 4660 was offered and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Representative VanderWall offered House Bill 4661, described as a bill to establish a crime victim communication modernization grant program, which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Representative Morgan offered House Bill 4662, described on the floor as a bill "to amend the [William Van Riggum?] Victims Rights Act," and it was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. A bill recorded on the record as House Bill 4663 to amend the Michigan liquor control code was offered and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform. Representative Saint Germain offered House Bill 4664, described as a bill "to amend the Michigan vehicle code," and it was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Finally, Representative Russell Whitworth offered House Bill 4665, described as a bill "to amend the revised school code," and it was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce.

No floor debate on the merits of these bills, no committee consideration, and no floor votes were recorded in the transcript. The clerk and floor record reflect only the first readings and committee referrals. The clerk or the speaker also announced that, "a quorum of the house is not present," and the House adjourned until the time announced on the floor.

The session record on the floor therefore contains (1) administrative rule notices submitted by the secretary of state, (2) clerk announcements about reproduced filing bills, (3) introductions of the bills listed above with committee referrals, and (4) an adjournment for lack of a quorum until June 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.