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Michigan House adjourns early after clerk says a quorum is not present; multiple bills introduced
Summary
The Michigan House of Representatives stood adjourned after the clerk announced a lack of quorum. Before adjourning, members recorded committee reports, administrative-rule filings and the first reading and referral of a group of introduced bills, which were referred to standing committees for review.
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 without amendment with a recommendation that it pass. The Committee on Regulatory Reform reported House Bills 4394 (without amendment) and 4395 (with a recommended substitute H-1). The Committee on Rules reported House Bill 4101 with a recommendation to adopt substitute H-1 and pass the bill. Those committee recommendations were entered and the bills were referred to the order of second reading as recorded by the clerk.
The clerk also read a list of administrative-rule filings received from the Secretary of State, naming filings for multiple state agencies, including the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (rule listed as 25-04-08, Term and Universal Life Reserve Financing), the Department of Treasury (rules listed as 25-04-09, Internet Gaming Rules; 25-04-10, Internet Sports Betting Rules), and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (several filings including hazardous waste management and emission limitations identified in the record). The clerk entered those communications under “Communications from state officers.”
On introductions, the clerk recorded a series of first readings and committee referrals. Sponsors and the committee referrals, as read into the record, included:
- Rep. So Snyder offered House Bill 4493, “a bill to amend the Michigan penal code,” referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
- Rep. Boyer offered House Bill 4495, “a bill to amend the code of criminal procedure,” referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
- Rep. Rogers offered House Bill 4496, “a bill to amend the insurance code of 1956,” referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Mister Rheingans offered House Bill 4497, “a bill to amend the public health code,” referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Rep. Ryan Gans offered House Bill 4498, “a bill to amend the public health code,” referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
- Rep. Rogers offered House Bill 4499, “a bill to amend the public health code,” referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
- Representative Posthumous offered House Bill 4500, “a bill to amend the public health code,” referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
- Russet Mueller offered House Bill 4501, “a bill to amend the Michigan regulation and taxation of marijuana act,” referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
- Officer Cara offered House Bill 4502, “a bill to [amend] the occupational code,” referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
The clerk also announced committee meeting notices: the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Medicaid and Behavioral Health was scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 326 of the House Office Building, and the House Committee on Transportation Infrastructure was scheduled to meet Tuesday, May 20, at noon in Room 519 of the House Office Building.
What did not happen: because a quorum was not present, no floor votes or final actions were recorded on the bills read into the record. Committee reports were noted on the record but did not constitute final House passage on the floor.
Looking ahead: with the House adjourned, the introduced measures will await committee hearings and subsequent action when a quorum is present or at future floor sessions. The clerk recorded that the House will reconvene Tuesday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m.
