Committee reports two measures — a bill on Article V commissioners and a concurrent resolution — out with recommendation

Lansing — The House Committee on Government Operations on Feb. 19 approved motions to report two measures out of committee with recommendation: a bill discussed as 'house bill 51 51' related to selecting commissioners for an Article V U.S. constitutional convention and House Concurrent Resolution 2.

Representative Vanderwall moved to report the bill (listed in the committee record as 'house bill 51 51'); the clerk called the roll. Votes on the motion were recorded as Chair McGold — Yes; Representative Harris — Yes; Vanderwall — Yes; Fitzgerald — No; McFall — Pass. The clerk summarized the tally as "3 a's, 1 a, and 1 pass" and declared the motion prevailed. The chair announced, "House bill 51 51 is reported with recommendation." The bill was described in committee as creating a process for selecting commissioners for an Article V U.S. constitutional convention and establishing guardrails around their authority.

Representative Harris later moved to report House Concurrent Resolution 2 with recommendation. The roll call again recorded Chair McGold — Yes; Representative Harris — Yes; Vanderwall — Yes; Fitzgerald — No; McFall — Pass. The clerk summarized "3 a's, 1 nay, and 1 pass," and the motion prevailed; "HCR 2 is reported with recommendation," the chair said.

The committee took these procedural actions before hearing testimony on House Bill 5340. No further details about amendments or next steps for the reported measures were provided in the hearing record.