The Michigan House on Dec. 23 received a lengthy set of House bills returned by the Senate and repeatedly agreed to their full titles, referring the measures to the clerk for enrollment, printing and presentation to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Dec. 23.

Speaker 2 read returned House bills and stated the Senate had passed them pursuant to Joint Rule 20; Speaker 1 repeatedly responded, "House agrees to the full title," and referred the bills to the clerk for enrollment and transmission to the governor.

Most of the items were procedural returns: the Senate reported passage and, where applicable, insertion of the full title. For two bills reported with substitutes — House Bill 4605 and House Bill 4606 — Speaker 1 said, "The bill will lie over 1 day under the rules," indicating the chamber set those measures aside under its rules before further consideration.

The returns also included Senate concurrence in house substitutes for House Bill 5100 and House Bill 5101; Speaker 1 referred those bills to the clerk for enrollment and presentation as well.

Why it matters: Referral to the clerk for enrollment, printing and presentation is the formal procedural step that transmits legislation to the governor for signature, veto or further executive action. The bulk return of bills recorded during this session moves many measures to that next step without recorded floor debate in this transcript.

The House also received a Senate concurrent resolution (Senate Concurrent Resolution 23), which Speaker 1 referred to the committee on government operations for further handling.

The session concluded when Speaker 1 declared the House adjourned due to a lack of quorum.

What’s next: Referred bills are scheduled for enrollment, printing and presentation to the governor on Dec. 23; any subsequent executive action (signature or veto) will be recorded separately.