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Michigan House convenes, introduces dozens of bills and adjourns for lack of quorum
Summary
The Michigan House opened a brief session, heard clerk announcements of enrolled and transmitted bills, recorded dozens of first‑reading bill introductions and committee referrals across topics from natural resources to unmanned aircraft systems, and adjourned because a quorum was not present.
The Michigan House of Representatives convened for a short session in which clerks read messages from the Senate and governor, numerous members introduced first‑reading bills across several policy areas, and the House adjourned for lack of a quorum.
Clerk announcements opened the business: the clerk said bills were reproduced and made available electronically on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, and read that House Bill 4420 was enrolled at 2:30 p.m., House Bill 5055 at 2:32 p.m., and House Bill 5092 at 2:34 p.m. The clerk also read messages from the governor indicating those enrolled bills had been approved and signed, and transmitted a number of senate bills to the House for committee referral. "I hereby transmit Senate Bill 512, a bill to amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998," the clerk read, among other senate messages.
The clerk listed a series of senate transmissions that the House recorded for referral, including Senate Bills 512 and 513 (both described as amendments to the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998), Senate Bill 616 (to amend the Opioid Liability Litigation Act) and multiple bills listed to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The clerk also announced that the House Committee on Energy will meet Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 519 of the House Office Building.
Members offered a long list of first‑reading house bills with committee referrals. Representative Bonac introduced House Bill 5301 to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act; Mr. DeBoer offered HB 5302 to amend the mental health code; Mr. Farhad offered HB 5303 to amend the Social Welfare Act; Representative Roth offered HB 5304 to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act; and Representative Bagole offered HB 5306 to amend the Commercial Rehabilitation Act. Several members introduced bills affecting the State School Aid Act and the Revised School Code (for example, HB 5310 and HB 5311) and others offered bills to amend the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act and related transportation statutes, including proposals described in the transcript as creating a state geofencing database (introduced by Representative Meerman) and multiple amendments to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (HB 5324–HB 5333 series as announced). The clerk repeatedly announced committee referrals—education and workforce, health policy, judiciary, transportation and infrastructure, and government operations—according to the subject matter of each bill.
The clerk also announced filings from the Secretary of State for administrative rules for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs related to adult foster care (rule entries listed in the transcript), and the House received audit materials from the Auditor General, including a 2025 year‑end report and a performance audit related to child development and care provider communications and eligibility payments.
Votes at a glance: the session record in the transcript does not show floor roll‑call votes, but the clerk read messages that the governor had approved and signed the following enrolled bills: House Bill 4420 (recorded as being signed and listed as Public Act number 32 on Nov. 18 at 1:30 p.m. in the clerk’s announcement), House Bill 5092 (listed as Public Act 34 on Nov. 18 at 1:34 p.m.), and House Bill 5055 (listed as Public Act 35 on Nov. 18 at 1:36 p.m.). The transcript attributes those approvals to the governor’s messages as read by the clerk.
The session ended early. The Speaker announced, "There being a lack of a quorum, the house will stand adjourned until Tuesday, 12/29/2025 at 01:30PM." No further floor debate, amendments, or roll‑call votes are recorded in the transcript.
