The Michigan House on Dec. 16 considered and passed a broad package of bills spanning public health, education, occupational licensing and other topics.

Several public-health and access-focused measures were adopted unanimously on the floor. Calendar item 53, House Bill 5049 — a bipartisan package to allow modern epinephrine delivery systems in schools and other authorized entities — passed 103–0 after floor remarks emphasizing the frequency of in-school epinephrine administrations.

The House also advanced and passed numerous bills across multiple policy areas. Examples from the floor record include:

Votes at a glance

• HB4277 (Calendar Item 18) — amend Public Health Code: recorded 99 ayes, 4 nays; bill passed and immediate effect ordered.
• HB4352 (third reading) — municipal/sewage authorities: recorded 85 ayes, 18 nays; bill passed.
• HB4353 (third reading) — restrict use/disclosure of certain law-enforcement statements: recorded 85 ayes, 18 nays; bill passed.
• HB4354 (third reading) — Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act amendment: recorded 85 ayes, 18 nays; bill passed.
• HB4355 (third reading) — code of criminal procedure amendment: recorded 84 ayes, 19 nays; bill passed.
• HB5049 (Calendar Item 23) — epinephrine delivery systems (schools, law enforcement, firefighters, camps): recorded 103 ayes, 0 nays; bill passed.
• HB5050–HB5054 series — varied public-health, school and regulatory updates: multiple bills recorded 103 ayes, 0 nays and were given immediate effect.
• HB4486 (Calendar Item 28) — prohibit municipal bans on natural gas/propane infrastructure: recorded 61 ayes, 42 nays; bill passed.
• HB4933 — occupational code amendment: recorded 57 ayes, 46 nays; bill passed.
• HB4892 — occupational code amendment: recorded 93 ayes, 10 nays; bill passed.
• HB4919 — Skilled Trades Regulation Act amendment: recorded 84 ayes, 19 nays; bill passed.
• HB4927 — barber licensing hours reduction (part of red-tape reduction): recorded 103 ayes, 0 nays; bill passed. Representative Fairbairn said the bill reduces barber training hours from 1,800 to 1,500.
• HB4895, HB4914, HB5284 — additional occupational and school-aid items passed (various recorded tallies: HB4895 88–15; HB4914 70–33; HB5284 94–9) and immediate-effect motions were ordered in several cases.

Where floor debate occurred, members explained policy rationales and, in some cases, offered or proposed floor substitutes and amendments; several such amendments were voted down on the floor and the underlying bills advanced. The transcript records clerk roll-call tallies for each passage, and multiple immediate-effect motions were moved and ordered after passage.

Next steps vary by bill: several passed measures were referred to enrollment, printing and presentation to the governor; the transcript records that some bills will be enrolled and presented to the governor consistent with standard legislative process. The House adjourned until Dec. 18, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.