HCR 5 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention of the House of Representatives and Senate.

This concurrent resolution (HCR 5) schedules a joint meeting of Michigan's House of Representatives and Senate on February 25, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the House Hall to formally receive a message from Governor Gretchen Whitmer. It has no policy provisions or substantive impact - it serves solely as a procedural notice to convene lawmakers for this specific ceremonial purpose. The resolution was adopted by both chambers on February 19, 2026, and requires no further action beyond the scheduled meeting.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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House Introduced Concurrent Resolution → As Adopted by the House · 3 edits

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The resolution text was reorganized and reformatted for clarity, removing redundant line breaks and metadata while preserving the core message about convening a joint session to receive the Governor's message.

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Line breaks and spacing were adjusted to improve readability and remove unnecessary formatting artifacts.

Research Services Division metadata and tracking numbers were removed from the text.

Text was consolidated into a cleaner format with proper paragraph breaks.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

adopted by Senate - referred to the Clerk for record

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

ADOPTED

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Introduced

RECEIVED FROM HOUSE

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

adopted

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Bryan Posthumus

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors