LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature returns for voting this week after a three-month summer break, with plans for an abbreviated calendar before the crucial November election determines which party controls the House.
Both chambers will have three weeks in session before the election, or nine days.
There could be a lot on the docket, but lawmakers may leave until the post-election “lame duck” period final resolution of high-priority items such as energy and criminal justice legislation.
There is little, if anything, that absolutely must be passed now. But legislators will want to make progress on some bills or risk them being crowded out by more pressing issues in November and December.
Bills related to autonomous vehicles, medical marijuana, public records requests and third-grade reading could be voted on this year.
