Legislative

The relationship between the House and Senate remained frayed on Wednesday after the House called back 11 Senate-sponsored bills it moved on Tuesday, responding to the Senate's failure to pass all the House-sponsored bills it pledged to pass.

The Senate Tuesday night passed a bill significantly expanding Michigan's brownfield redevelopment program, which would award developers with $3.5 billion in total tax capture off from payrolls and other costs. Folks around the Capitol see this as greasing the wheels on a massive redevelopment of Detroit's Renaissance Center, a planned aquarium in Kent County, a Macomb County mall, and other large projects in Traverse City and Muskegon.

More than 30 years ago, Rep. Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River) – a 2026 state Senate candidate – pleaded guilty to domestic battery against his then-fiancé, Kimber'y Lanute in DuPage County, Illinois. Prestin says it's an incident he's never run from.

Rep. Jason Woolford (R-Howell), chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs, has been named legislative Freshman of the Year on the MIRS Monday podcast. The first-time legislator used his committee post to explore ways to better shield state food assistance from fraud.

In the new legislative year, House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) is planning to introduce a property tax cut proposal that gives Michigan voters two choices on how to replace the lost dollars for local governments and schools.

The House will remain out of session for the rest of the week as the caucus remains in Fort Worth, Texas, for the annual American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting, where members receive an award based on their work with the state budget.

Hall: SOAR, MEGA Tax Credits Need To Be Done To Move Forward On Economic Development

From Pilot To Program, Educating Prisoners In Michigan

Speaker Talks About 428 Second-Chamber Bills That Remain In Limbo

GOP Political Operatives Forced To Resign Senate Posts

Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Law May Not Be Constitutional

Democrats Mobilize Around SNAP Funding 

Water Affordability Bills Make Another Splash In Senate Housing

Appeals Court: House Must Present 9 Lame Duck Bills To Governor

Prestin Running In SD-38 With McBroom, U.P. Reps' Blessing; LaFave Staying In Race 

Hall Says Brinks Didn't Hold Up Her End Of The Deal On Transparency

Hall's Office Shooting Down Senate's Increased Hunting, Fishing Fees Upon Arrival 

It’s been two weeks of the House not holding session after passing the state budget. And with no new legislative action in the lower chamber and a record low number of Public Acts signed this year, MIRS wanted to answer the question on everyone’s mind: Why do House bills start at HB 4001?

Who Won The Attorney General Budget Battle?

Senate Approps Panel Passes House & Senate Earmark Request Bills