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SCR 2

Authorizing payment of joint expenses

2025 Regular Session

Schedules a joint Senate-House convention on Feb 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM to receive Governor Whitmer's message; a ceremonial, administrative action with no new law or budget impact.

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Bill Summary · SCR 2

Summary — SCR 2: A concurrent resolution providing for a joint convention of the Senate and House of Representatives

Main purpose

SCR 2 is a procedural concurrent resolution that schedules a joint convention of the state Senate and House of Representatives for the sole purpose of receiving the Governor’s message. It sets the time and place for that joint meeting; it does not create new law or authorize expenditures.

Key provisions

  • Directs that the Senate and House meet in joint convention in the Hall of the House of Representatives.
  • Specifies the date and time of the joint convention: February 26, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
  • Intended purpose of the joint convention: to receive the message of Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
  • No fiscal committee referral or fiscal note (Digest indicates “Fiscal Committee: NO”).

Who is affected

  • Members of the state Senate and House of Representatives (required participants for the joint convention).
  • Legislative staff, chamber security, and administrative personnel responsible for scheduling, logistics, and public access.
  • The Governor (as the message presenter) and any invited guests or media observers.
  • No direct effect on private parties, state programs, or statutory rights — this is an internal legislative scheduling action.

Procedural and timeline aspects / current status

  • Introduced: January 23, 2025.
  • Sponsor: Senator Sam Singh (House sponsor: Representative Matt Pierce).
  • Adopted by the Senate: February 13, 2025 (as noted in floor documents).
  • House concurrence received: February 20, 2025.
  • Current status (per provided record): Referred to Secretary for record (February 20, 2025).
  • Because this is a concurrent resolution regarding legislative procedure, it does not require the Governor’s signature and does not become “law” in the statutory sense.

Impact

  • Largely ceremonial and administrative: establishes when and where the two chambers will meet to receive a gubernatorial message.
  • Minimal policy or budgetary impact; no regulatory changes or appropriations are made.
  • May trigger routine logistical preparations (security, seating, broadcasting) associated with a joint legislative event.

Note: Multiple unrelated documents from different jurisdictions or different uses of the identifier “SCR 2” appear in the source material; this summary describes the SCR 2 that provides for the joint convention to receive Governor Whitmer’s message.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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