2025-2026 Regular Session
Committees
Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 65% of referrals this session never got one, and Government Operations reported out just 7% of the bills sent to it.
Committee referrals
5,436
across 43 committees
Heard
1,894
35% of referrals
Reported out
1,894
100% of those heard
Busiest committee
Government Operations
737 referrals
Committee workload and gatekeeping
Bills referred to each standing committee and how many it heard and reported out. The lightest band is legislation that died without a hearing.
- Government Operations73711%35
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE40076%10
- Regulatory Reform34732%65
- Judiciary30033%95
- Appropriations2519%55
- Health Policy22648%98
- Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety21938%88.5
- Economic Competitiveness21910%84
- Government Operations2137%43
- Regulatory Affairs20134%61
- Appropriations17853%42
- Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection17840%127
- Transportation and Infrastructure16249%56
- Finance15625%42
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)14273%5
- Health Policy14239%28
- Housing and Human Services13045%92
- Education and Workforce11358%42
- Natural Resources and Tourism10739%70
- Insurance10334%50
- Education9816%28
- Energy and Environment8815%85
- Election Integrity8238%56
- Transportation and Infrastructure7236%70
- Natural Resources and Agriculture6835%51
- Families and Veterans6552%76
- Elections and Ethics6344%52.5
- Local Government6343%134
- Energy5821%28
- Rules4139%50
- Agriculture3557%50
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)3388%7
- Labor3330%126
- Economic and Community Development3027%63
- Communications and Technology2313%27
- Veterans and Emergency Services2157%86
- Oversight2045%7
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3)1267%8
- Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses367%7
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4)1100%49
- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5)1100%0
- Oversight1100%5
- Rules, with substitute (H-1)1100%77
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| Committee | Chamber | Referred | Heard | Reported | Report rate | Median days to report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Operations | House | 737 | 83 | 83 | 11% | 35 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE | Senate | 400 | 302 | 302 | 76% | 10 |
| Regulatory Reform | House | 347 | 112 | 112 | 32% | 65 |
| Judiciary | House | 300 | 100 | 100 | 33% | 95 |
| Appropriations | House | 251 | 23 | 23 | 9% | 55 |
| Health Policy | House | 226 | 108 | 108 | 48% | 98 |
| Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety | Senate | 219 | 84 | 84 | 38% | 88.5 |
| Economic Competitiveness | House | 219 | 22 | 22 | 10% | 84 |
| Government Operations | Senate | 213 | 14 | 14 | 7% | 43 |
| Regulatory Affairs | Senate | 201 | 68 | 68 | 34% | 61 |
| Appropriations | Senate | 178 | 95 | 95 | 53% | 42 |
| Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection | Senate | 178 | 72 | 72 | 40% | 127 |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | House | 162 | 79 | 79 | 49% | 56 |
| Finance | House | 156 | 39 | 39 | 25% | 42 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) | Senate | 142 | 104 | 104 | 73% | 5 |
| Health Policy | Senate | 142 | 56 | 56 | 39% | 28 |
| Housing and Human Services | Senate | 130 | 59 | 59 | 45% | 92 |
| Education and Workforce | House | 113 | 65 | 65 | 58% | 42 |
| Natural Resources and Tourism | House | 107 | 42 | 42 | 39% | 70 |
| Insurance | House | 103 | 35 | 35 | 34% | 50 |
| Education | Senate | 98 | 16 | 16 | 16% | 28 |
| Energy and Environment | Senate | 88 | 13 | 13 | 15% | 85 |
| Election Integrity | House | 82 | 31 | 31 | 38% | 56 |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | Senate | 72 | 26 | 26 | 36% | 70 |
| Natural Resources and Agriculture | Senate | 68 | 24 | 24 | 35% | 51 |
| Families and Veterans | House | 65 | 34 | 34 | 52% | 76 |
| Elections and Ethics | Senate | 63 | 28 | 28 | 44% | 52.5 |
| Local Government | Senate | 63 | 27 | 27 | 43% | 134 |
| Energy | House | 58 | 12 | 12 | 21% | 28 |
| Rules | House | 41 | 16 | 16 | 39% | 50 |
| Agriculture | House | 35 | 20 | 20 | 57% | 50 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) | Senate | 33 | 29 | 29 | 88% | 7 |
| Labor | Senate | 33 | 10 | 10 | 30% | 126 |
| Economic and Community Development | Senate | 30 | 8 | 8 | 27% | 63 |
| Communications and Technology | House | 23 | 3 | 3 | 13% | 27 |
| Veterans and Emergency Services | Senate | 21 | 12 | 12 | 57% | 86 |
| Oversight | Senate | 20 | 9 | 9 | 45% | 7 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) | Senate | 12 | 8 | 8 | 67% | 8 |
| Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses | House | 3 | 2 | 2 | 67% | 7 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) | Senate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 49 |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) | Senate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 |
| Oversight | House | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 5 |
| Rules, with substitute (H-1) | House | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 77 |
Not shown, with no referrals this session: Administrative Rules, Child Welfare System, Corporate Subsidies and State Investments, Fiscal Agency Governing, Fiscal Agency Governing Board, Homeland Security and Foreign Influence, Law Revision Commission, Legislative Council, Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses, Public Health and Food Security, Rules and Procedures of the State Board of Canvassers and the Bureau of Elections Select, State and Local Public Assistance Programs, Uniform State Laws Commission, Weaponization of State Government.