House Rules Committee advances three measures unanimously, adopts substitutes on licensing bills

LANSING — The Michigan House Rules Committee on May 1, 2025, adopted substitute language and voted unanimously to report three bills to the full House.

On House Bill 4929, committee members adopted substitute H‑1 and later approved a minor amendment to the substitute (to make page 3, line 20 consistent with the section). Representative Aragona moved to adopt the substitute and the clerk recorded an 8‑0 roll call. Representative Martin then moved to report the bill with recommendation as amended as a new substitute; the motion prevailed by an 8‑0 recorded vote.

The committee adopted substitute H‑2 to House Bill 4930 and reported the bill with recommendation as substitute H‑2. Representative Aragona moved to adopt H‑2; Representative Wenzel later moved to report the bill. Both actions passed on roll calls recorded as 8 yeas, 0 nays.

Representative Whitworth moved to report House Bill 4221 with recommendation; the motion also prevailed on an 8‑0 roll call.

The committee did not record any nay votes or abstentions on these motions. No substantive floor debate occurred on the committee record presented; clerks conducted roll calls and the motions carried by unanimous recorded consent.

Votes at a glance
• HB4929 (substitute H‑1 adopted; amendment to H‑1 adopted; bill reported with recommendation as amended) — mover to adopt H‑1: Representative Aragona; recorded vote: 8 yeas, 0 nays, 0 pass. Amendment to H‑1 adopted (8‑0). Bill reported as amended (8‑0).

• HB4930 (substitute H‑2 adopted; bill reported with recommendation as substitute H‑2) — mover to adopt H‑2: Representative Aragona; mover to report: Representative Wenzel; recorded votes: 8 yeas, 0 nays, 0 pass.

• HB4221 (reported with recommendation) — mover: Representative Whitworth; recorded vote: 8 yeas, 0 nays, 0 pass.

Clerk roll calls were recorded in the committee minutes and are reflected in the committee transcript. The committee then proceeded to scheduled testimony on other bills.