Michigan House adjourns early after clerk says a quorum is not present; multiple bills introduced

The Michigan House of Representatives adjourned Thursday after the clerk announced a quorum was not present, halting floor business that had included committee reports, notices of administrative rules and the first reading of several bills.

The clerk told the chamber, “Mister Speaker, a quorum of the House is not present.” Later the clerk said, “There being the absence of a quorum, the House will stand adjourned until Tuesday, 05/20/2025 at 01:30PM.”

Why it matters: the absence of a quorum prevented the House from taking up second-reading business or conducting votes on measures on the floor; bills introduced and reported by committees were entered on the record and referred to committee for further consideration.

Floor activity before adjournment included committee reports from Government Operations, Regulatory Reform and Rules that the clerk read into the record. The clerk announced that the Committee on Government Operations had reported House Bill 4066 with a recommendation that substitute H-1 be adopted and the bill pass; the same committee reported House Bill 4469…