Whitmer Vetoes 9 Michigan Bills After Court Lets Presentment Order Stand

3 articles · Updated · bridgemi.com · Jul 10

Nine bills that had been stuck since late 2024 were vetoed Friday afternoon, hours after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear the House appeal and left in place an order to send them to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Whitmer said the measures were effectively overripe because they carried an April 2025 effective date, and signing them now would trigger retroactive changes, endless litigation and an insurmountable administrative burden.
The package covered corrections officers' pensions, public employee health-care premiums, debt-collection protections for public assistance and a Detroit museum millage proposal.
The ruling capped a fight that began when Democrats passed the bills in December 2024 but did not transmit them before Republicans took control of the House in January 2025 and refused to send them.
The outcome split Democrats: Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks hailed the court decision as a constitutional win, while bill sponsor Will Snyder said Whitmer had sided with House Republicans.