HR 157 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Thomas Leo Brown, former Ingham County Judge and member of the House of Representatives.

HR 157 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Thomas Leo Brown, a former Ingham County judge and Michigan House of Representatives member (1967-1970). It commemorates his life, career in public service - including his decades as a circuit court judge - and his family. The resolution, adopted unanimously by the House, expresses the chamber’s tribute to his legacy and is transmitted to his family as a gesture of respect. This is a non-binding memorial resolution with no policy impact or direct effect on constituents or legislation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Aug 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Aug 21, 2025 Last action Aug 21, 2025

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House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 3 edits

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This resolution is a tribute to Thomas Leo Brown, a former Michigan state representative and judge. The primary changes are formatting and minor text corrections rather than substantive policy changes. The text was reorganized from a multi-page document with page breaks and research service markings into a clean, continuous format. Some names were corrected (e.g., 'José' to 'Jos?') and quotation marks were standardized.

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Removed page headers, footers, and research service markings from the original document

Reformatted text from a multi-page layout with line numbers into a continuous document

Corrected character encoding issues in names (e.g., 'José' to 'Jos?') and standardized quotation marks

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Aug 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

adopted by unanimous standing vote

lower

Aug 21, 2025

Introduced

introduced by the Speaker on behalf of the entire membership

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors