LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – After the Michigan House adjourned in dramatic fashion on Thursday afternoon after the Democrat melted into chaos over bills and hurt feelings, the Senate chamber remained in session for more than 24 hours passing dozens of bills without reading them.

State Senator Michele Hoitenga (R-Manton) posted an update on Facebook late Friday morning, calling the situation “government at its worst.”

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Senator Hoitenga posted various updates on social media throughout the night. “Still in session,” she wrote. “Still voting on bills that could have been passed months ago. Every bill that passes continues to cost Michiganders more money. Democrats are clearly obsessed with taxing and spending.”

Where do bills stand?

Bills move back and forth between the House and Senate gaining final approval before voting on them one final time before heading to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk. Because the House adjourned early, many of those bills died.

What has been lost in the shuffle is government transparency. Bills that would have expanded the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to include records from the governor’s office and the Legislature died when the House adjourned early.

In addition, increasing limits on what public employers can pay toward their workers’ health care passed. The Senate took up and approved two House bills that address safe storage of firearms and mandate that schools pass out the information to parents each year. Senate Democrats gave a thumb’s up to bills that embed stricter hate crime prohibitions into Michigan law.

Senate Democrats approved bills that allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives. Also, legislation passed that would allow law enforcement officers and corrections officers to participate in the state police retirement plan.

Democrat frustrations come to a boiling point.

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Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) expressed her frustration over the House calling it quits on Thursday. “Legislators are tasked with the responsibility of using every tool available to advocate for their constituents and communities,” Brings said. “‘Frustrated’ is too light of a word to describe my dismay that the House failed to meet its obligations in this historic moment.”

Where is “Big Gretch?”

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has appeared notably absent from her party’s breakdown, may not sign bills that don’t meet with her economic objectives. Instead of addressing her party’s failure, she posted congratulatory messages on social media that stood in stark contrast to the reality unfolding in Lansing. “When we deliver on kitchen table issues, we make people’s lives easier and better,” Whitmer said.

 

The Democrats only have its “trifecta” of power until New Year’s Eve. Republicans take control of Michigan’s House on Jan. 1.

The Senate is scheduled to meet once more on Monday, Dec. 23.

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