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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HJR I: Crimes: other; exception to prohibition on slavery; eliminate. Amends sec. 9, art. I of the state constitution.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJR I is a resolution introduced in the Michigan House on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes: other; exception to prohibition on slavery; eliminate. Amends sec. 9, art. I of the state constitution. Primary sponsor: Kimberly Edwards (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2025): joint resolution electronically reproduced 04/15/2025.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kimberly EdwardsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Jason HoskinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Denise MentzerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Ranjeev PuriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. joint resolution electronically reproduced 04/15/2025
  2. referred to Committee on Government Operations
  3. read a first time
  4. introduced by Representative Rep. Kimberly Edwards

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source