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Votes at a glance: Michigan House passes insurance, probate and other bills; adopts heritage and wildlife resolutions
Summary
On April 23, 2025, the Michigan House recorded final passage or advancement on several bills and adopted resolutions including measures on insurance, fiduciary conversions, the statutory rule against perpetuities, Arab American Heritage Month and a resolution urging congressional action on gray wolf delisting.
Lansing — The Michigan House on April 23, 2025, recorded final passage, advancement or adoption of several bills and resolutions. The House adopted routine and substantive items with recorded roll-call tallies for final passage on several bills and adopted two resolutions.
Key outcomes (votes and actions):
- House Bill 4207 (third reading, insurance code amendment, introduced by Rep. Harris): Passed, 106–0. The clerk announced final passage and a majority voting in favor.
- House Bill 4208 (third reading, insurance code amendment, introduced by Rep. Brenda Carter): Passed, 106–0.
- House Bill 4033 (third reading, fiduciary/ unitrust conversion, introduced by Rep. Wozniak): A floor substitute (H-1) was adopted; final passage announced as 106–0.
- House Bill 4034 (third reading, amendment to the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities Act, introduced by Rep. Wozniak): Passed, 106–0.
- House Bill 4255 and House Bill 4256 (fentanyl sentencing package introduced by Reps. Leitner and Bolen/Bolin): Passed; detailed floor debate is reported separately (HB4255: 66–40; HB4256: 65–41). Immediate effect was ordered on both bills.
- House Bill 4047 (second reading — nonconsensual deep-fake image bill, Rep. Beer-Luyken): Substitute adopted and advanced to third reading.
- House Bill 4048 (second reading, code of criminal procedure amendments, Rep. Sernigloo): Advanced to third reading with no amendments recorded on the floor.
- House Resolution 69 (Rep. Farhat): Adopted; April designated as Arab American Heritage Month in Michigan.
- House Resolution 30 (Rep. Fairbairn): Adopted; urges Congress to reinstate the Department of Interior's prior delisting of the gray wolf from the endangered species list to allow state-level management.
Clerk announcements and committee reports: The clerk announced bills made available electronically and several standing-committee reports (for example, Natural Resources and Tourism reported HB4029; Health Policy reported HB4309; Education and Workforce reported HB4225 and HB4229). Several newly introduced bills were referred to committees as noted on the floor.
Where votes were recorded as roll-call tallies, the clerk announced totals on the floor; where the transcript shows advancement to third reading or committee referral, the House proceeded accordingly.
