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Michigan House adjourns for lack of quorum after committee reports, bill introductions and strategic fund notices
Summary
A Michigan House floor session ended without a quorum after committee reports recommending action on several energy bills, the formal introduction of a series of new bills and announcements of committee meeting times and Michigan Strategic Fund grant amendments.
The Michigan House of Representatives recessed for lack of a quorum after the clerk announced attendance was insufficient and the chamber completed a series of procedural items, including committee reports, the formal introduction of numerous bills and several committee meeting notices.
Committee reports and recommendations formed the most detailed floor business. The committee on Energy, chaired by Wenzel, reported on several bills: House Bill 4124 (recommended substitute H-1 adopted; committee recommended passage), House Bill 4125 (recommended referral to the Committee on Rules), House Bill 4126 (reported without amendment with recommendation that the bill pass), House Bill 4127 (reported without amendment with recommendation that the bill pass), House Bill 4128 (recommended substitute H-2 adopted; committee recommended passage), and House Bill 4129 (recommended referral to the Committee on Rules). Each of the bills the committee recommended for passage was referred to the order of second reading on the House floor; those the committee recommended for Rules referral were sent to the Committee on Rules.
The clerk recorded the formal introduction of multiple bills on the floor; each introduction was taken “at first reading by title” and referred to the committee named in the announcement. Examples recorded in the minutes include: Representative Vanderwall introducing House Bill 4285 (amendments to the Revised School Code), Representative Johnson introducing House Bill 4286 (amend the Revised School Code), Representative Bonac introducing House Bill 4287 (amend the Income Tax Act of 1967), Representative Burns introducing House Bill 4288 (prohibitions on certain hiring practices by state agencies), Representative Kofia introducing House Bill 4289 (amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act), Representative Price introducing House Bill 4290 (payment of wages and fringe benefits), Representative Conlin introducing House Bill 4291 (payment of wages and fringe benefits), and multiple other introductions including bills numbered in the 4290s and 4300s. Each introduced bill was referred to the committee specified at the time of introduction (for example, education-related bills were referred to Education and Workforce; tax bills to Finance; economic competitiveness and transportation bills to their respective committees). When the transcript did not specify additional detail about a bill’s provisions, the description in the minutes is limited to the title read on the floor ("to amend [statute]," followed by the statutory name); additional substantive details were not specified in the floor announcement.
The clerk also announced committee meeting schedules for the coming week, including: - House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity: Wednesday, March 26, 10:30 a.m., Room 308, House Office Building. - House Committee on Education and Workforce: Wednesday, March 26, 10:30 a.m., Room 327, House Office Building. - House Committee on Insurance: Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 p.m., Room 5221, House Office Building. - House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism: Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 p.m., Room 519, House Office Building. - House Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary: Thursday, March 27, 10:30 a.m., Room 326, House Office Building.
The House also received notifications from the Michigan Strategic Fund of grant amendments, including an amendment to a Critical Industry Program grant for General Motors, an amendment related to lithium cell critical industry program funding, and an amendment to a Strategic Site Readiness Program grant for the Lansing Economic Area Partnership. The announcements did not include detailed award amounts or additional terms in the floor remarks; the clerk noted receipt of the notifications.
Because a quorum was not present, the clerk closed the board, and the House stood adjourned until the time announced by the clerk: Wednesday, March 26, at 1:30 p.m. The transcript records no final roll-call votes on bills on the House floor during this session; the actions recorded were committee reports, bill introductions, referrals, and scheduling notices.
