House advances multiple bills to third reading; key substitute votes recorded

The Michigan House of Representatives moved several bills forward on March 12, 2026, taking routine second-reading steps, adopting committee substitutes on multiple measures and recording a notable floor vote sequence on a vehicle-code bill.

Clerk Scott Starr read committee reports and referred a number of bills for second reading. Committee recommendations led to the adoption of substitutes and advancement to third reading for measures including House Bill 4931 (an amendment to the Open Meetings Act) and House Bill 5680 (amendments to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act). The House adopted committee-recommended substitute H-1 for HB 4931 and advanced the measure to third reading.

A notable recorded sequence occurred on House Bill 5234 (an amendment to the Michigan Vehicle Code). The committee-recommended substitute H-1 failed when the clerk opened the board and recorded the substitution as not adopted. Representative Boghole then offered a floor substitute identified as H-2 (amendment number 2); the clerk opened the board and the floor substitute H-2 was adopted. The bill was advanced to third reading following the adopted floor substitute.

Representative Conlin moved to discharge Senate Bill 303 from the Committee on Rules; the motion failed when the clerk recorded that the bill was not discharged. The House also approved routine committee scheduling notices and received reports from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and other state agencies.

Members were informed there would be no further voting on the day and the House stood adjourned until Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.