Blog tagged as Legislature

Rep. Carrie A. Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor)’ bill to allow municipalities to determine their own policies on rent stabilization was the first Democrat-sponsored bill to be referred to the House Government Operations Committee this term, a fact that she said she’s proud of.

Everybody knows about the nine bills from last term sitting in limbo in the House clerk's office.

State House employees will be allowed to carry firearms in the House Office Building (HOB) starting today, under a rule change announced late Friday by House Business Office Director Doug Simon.

A special committee designed to take up proposed reforms to the tipped wage credit and earned sick leave changes set to take effect Feb. 21, was created Thursday by the House adopting HR 7.

For the 59th time since 1899, the Michigan House’s election for speaker went unopposed. Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) officially has the gavel for the 103rd Legislature and was elected unanimously by his colleagues on Wednesday