Michigan House records committee reports, refers dozens of bills and adjourns for lack of quorum

LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives on May 7, 2025 recorded several committee reports, introduced a series of new bills that were referred to committee, announced a legislative appointment and adjourned for lack of a quorum.

The Committee on Rules, chaired by Representative Schuttig, reported House Bill 4103 without amendment with a recommendation that the bill pass. The committee also reported House Bill 4309 with a recommendation that substitute H-1 be adopted and that the bill pass. Representative Aragona, chair of the Committee on Regulatory Reform, reported House Bill 4113 with a recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Rules and reported House Bill 4114 recommending substitute H-1 be adopted and that the bill pass. The Committee on Government Operations reported House Bills 4012, 4044 and 4090 without amendment, recommending that each bill pass.

Speaker Matt Hall transmitted a letter to Clerk Scott Starr appointing Representative Brian Beagle and Representative Timothy Beeson (alternate) to the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission for a term ending Dec. 31, 2026, citing Public Act 173 of 02/2006.

The House welcomed students and chaperones from North Elementary School in Ithaca (21 students and 12 adults) during the session.

Later in the session members introduced a batch of bills that were read for the first time and referred to committees. Representative Schreiber introduced House Bill 4472 to create a task force on removal and transportation policies (title and referral noted in the record). Representative DeSantis introduced House Bills 4473, 4474 and 4475 (titles referred to committee on government operations for 4473–4475). Representative Skaggs offered House Bill 4476 to designate May 8 as Victory in Europe Day and referred it to government operations. Representative Longjohn offered House Bill 4478 (referred to judiciary). Representative Foreman offered House Bill 4479 (referred to judiciary). Representative Bridal Gans introduced House Bill 4480 (referred to election integrity). Representative DeBoer offered House Bill 4481 (referred to judiciary). Representative Hoadley introduced House Bill 4482 (referred to judiciary). Representative Bridal Garner introduced House Bill 4483 (referred to judiciary). Representative Fox offered House Bill 4484 (referred to health policy). Representative Breen offered House Bill 4485 (referred to government operations). Representative Frisbie offered House Bill 4486 on municipal restrictions on natural gas infrastructure (referred to energy). Representative Neely introduced House Bill 4487 and Representative Brookson Fitzgerald introduced House Bill 4488 (both referred to economic competitiveness); where bill summaries or full text were not read into the record, the legislative subject matter is listed as not specified in the session record.

The Secretary of State filed notice of an administrative rule (25-05-01) for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Construction Codes, Part 5: Residential Codes, which was received and entered into the record.

The session ended without a quorum present. The House stood adjourned until Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., as announced in the last item on the record.

What the record does and does not show: committee chairs reported recommendations to the House and many bills were introduced and referred to committees; the transcript records committee recommendations and first readings but does not record floor passage of the newly introduced bills or any roll-call votes on the floor during this session. When the record gives no further detail about a bill’s provisions or vote counts, those details are not specified in this article.