Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan SCR15: A concurrent resolution for the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Status: In committee, September 9, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution for the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following rules be and are hereby adopted as the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives: JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Transmission of Messages. Rule 1. All messages necessary for conducting legislative business between the two houses shall be communicated in writing and electronically by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Amendments. Rul.
From the introduced text, September 9, 2026:
A concurrent resolution for the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the following rules be and are hereby adopted as the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives: JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Transmission of Messages. Rule 1. All messages necessary for conducting legislative business between the two houses shall be communicated in writing and electronically by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Amendments. Rule 2. It shall be in the power of either house to amend an amendment made by the other to any bill or resolution. Conference Committees. Rule 3. (a) The house not concurring in the amendments of the other house shall appoint conferees and notify the amending house of its action through written communication. The amending house shall request return of the bill or resolution or appoint conferees. The conference committee shall consist of three Members from each house, to be appointed as each house may determine. The first named Member of the house in which the bill or resolution originated shall be chairperson of the conference committee. Upon appointment of conferees by both houses, the bill or resolution shall be referred to the conference committee. When …