SR 3 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution to authorize the Senate Majority Leader to commence legal action, on behalf of the Senate, to compel the House of Representatives to fulfill its constitutional duty to present to the Governor the nine remaining bills passed by both houses during the One Hundred Second Legislature.

This resolution (SR 3) authorizes the Senate Majority Leader to take legal action against the House of Representatives to compel it to present nine specific bills to the Governor. The bills - passed by both chambers during the 2023-2024 legislative session - were returned to the House on December 20, 2024, but the House has refused to present them to the Governor despite a constitutional requirement under Michigan’s Article IV, Section 33. The Senate seeks to enforce this duty through court action, targeting House Bills 4177 and 4665-4667 (2023) and 4900-4901, 5817-5818, and 6058 (2024). The resolution focuses solely on procedural compliance, not policy content.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 22, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a more compact version, removing page headers and footers while keeping the core legal language intact. The substantive policy content remains unchanged.
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Removed blank lines and page header/footer information including document tracking numbers and research service division identifiers.

Reformatted the list of sponsoring senators from a multi-line block to a single continuous line for cleaner presentation.

Changed line breaks and paragraph spacing throughout the document to create a more compact, single-column format.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
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Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
ADOPTED
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Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WINNIE BRINKS
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1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

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