House approves two Weights and Measures amendments on third reading

On Jan. 21 the Michigan House passed two bills amending the Weights and Measures Act: House Bill 4678, sponsored by Representative Aragona, and House Bill 4679, sponsored by Representative Liberati. Both bills were taken up for third reading with no floor amendments and were approved by recorded roll-call votes.

For each bill, the clerk announced the roll-call tally after members cast their votes and the presiding officer declared the bills passed. In each instance, majority leadership moved for immediate effect and the House ordered immediate effect following members’ response on the floor.

The session transcript records each bill’s introduction on the floor, the lack of amendments during third reading, the roll-call announcement of the vote totals, and the subsequent majority motion for immediate effect. The House did not read the full bill texts on the floor during the recorded exchanges, so the precise statutory changes are not detailed in the floor transcript.

Next steps: Each bill will proceed through enrollment and presentation to the governor; the effective dates will be set as specified in the enrolled bills or by statute if immediate effect is ordered.