HR 286 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for James McBryde, former member of the House of Representatives.

This House Resolution offers a formal tribute to honor the memory of former Representative James McBryde. It acknowledges his service and expresses the collective sorrow of the House membership following his passing. The measure does not establish new laws or policy changes but serves as a ceremonial recognition of his contributions.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026

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House Introduced Resolution → House Adopted Resolution · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent a significant reorganization where the original preamble and introductory text were removed and replaced with a clean, standard format. The substantive content regarding the life and achievements of James McBryde was reordered and slightly edited to improve flow, but the core facts and honors remain the same. No new policies, funding, or legal requirements were introduced.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was changed from a draft introduction with page headers to a finalized resolution format by removing the introductory 'Speaker offered' lines and page numbers.

The order of the 'Whereas' clauses was rearranged to group early life, legislative career, post-legislative service, and personal life chronologically, differing from the original draft's sequence.

Minor text edits were made to fix line breaks and adjust phrasing for readability, such as changing 'found serving' to 'could be found serving' and updating the Star Wars movie title reference.

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

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Committee

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

adopted by unanimous standing vote

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

introduced by the Speaker on behalf of the entire membership

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors