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Senate receives several executive orders from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; orders referred to government operations committee
Summary
The Senate took formal notice of executive orders from Governor Gretchen Whitmer — including declarations of emergency and temporary suspensions of motor carrier rules — and referred them to the Committee on Government Operations.
On the Senate floor, Speaker 2 announced the chamber had received multiple executive orders issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The orders listed on the record included Executive Order 20252 (declaration of a state of emergency), Executive Order 20253 (an amendment to that declaration), Executive Order 20254 (suspension of rules for motor carriers and drivers during the state of emergency) and Executive Order 20255 (an amended suspension concerning motor carriers and drivers during the state of emergency). Speaker 1 said such executive orders are referred to the Committee on Government Operations under Senate rules.
No floor debate or vote followed the announcement; the referral places the executive orders with the committee for any necessary review or action.
