Michigan Legislature

A legislative committee is working to update state tax policies, but some Republicans are concerned the changes are too expansive.

A state law that bans holding phones or other electronic devices while driving took effect Friday.

Michigan is one of two states that has not designated an official state insect. Some lawmakers want the black swallowtail butterfly to represent Michigan, while back the more well-known monarch butterfly.

Supporters say the bills would enact a “Survivors Bill of Rights” and provide greater support to those healing from abuse. They'd also give survivors more time to seek legal action against their abusers.

A set of bills introduced in the state House would add Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Asian holidays to Michigan’s official calendar.

A bill to repeal Michigan’s unenforced ban on unmarried men and women living together made it out of the state Senate Wednesday.

The Michigan Senate has sent Governor Gretchen Whitmer the main bill in a package to create extreme risk protection orders. That would allow authorities to temporarily seize guns from people deemed by a court to pose a threat to themselves or others.

The Michigan Senate could vote this week to adopt bills that would allow courts to approve “extreme risk protection orders.”

Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely store all firearms and ammunition when around minors under new laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Some Michigan lawmakers are renewing their push to allow any resident of the state to receive driver's license—regardless of immigration status.