The Michigan Senate’s Committee of the Whole reported four bills without amendment and advanced them to the order of third reading during the April 30, 2025 floor session at the State Capitol in Lansing.

Senate Majority Floor Leader Senator Singh moved that the chamber resolve into the Committee of the Whole to consider calendar items 4–7, and the motion was agreed to. Senator Daley presided as the Committee of the Whole and, following committee consideration, the secretary read that the committee “reports the following bills without amendment recommending that the bills do pass: Senate Bills 240, 241, 242, and 243.” The clerk recorded that the bills would be placed on the order of third reading of bills.

The bills advanced are described in the committee report as:
- Senate Bill 240: a bill to amend Michigan election law (reported by the Committee on Elections and Ethics).
- Senate Bill 241: a bill to amend the Home Rule Village Act (reported by the Committee on Elections and Ethics).
- Senate Bill 242: a bill to amend the General Law Village Act (reported by the Committee on Elections and Ethics).
- Senate Bill 243: a bill to amend the Home Rule City Act (reported by the Committee on Elections and Ethics).

No amendments were pending on the four bills, and the transcript records no floor discussion on any of the measures before they were advanced. The next procedural step for each bill is placement on the Senate calendar for third reading. No roll-call vote or recorded tally was taken in the Committee of the Whole on these items during the recorded session; the committee report recommended passage and the bills were advanced accordingly.

Background: The Committee of the Whole is a procedural stage in which the full Senate considers bills reported from committee. Advancing a bill to third reading places it on the calendar for final consideration and possible passage on a future Senate day.

Ending: The Senate returned from the Committee of the Whole and proceeded through other business; the bills remain pending on the calendar for third reading and further action by the Senate.