The House will return to policy discussions next week after abstaining from committee meetings in favor of moving the budget.
The House moved all 18 of its budget bills, plus two omnibus bills and an accompanying natural resources bill, on Wednesday to send its $80.9 billion budget recommendation to the Senate.
Legislation to create an oversight board on prescription drug affordability quickly moved through the Senate last October, but the House has sat on it ever since, leaving it unclear if the legislation is still a priority to the Democrats.
The House moved a single bill on Tuesday to designate a portion of M-11 as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Drive with Republicans mostly declining to vote.
The House and Senate plan to vote their respective budget bills out of the chambers this week.
The most conservative members of the House are facing primary challengers in August who claim their current lawmakers aren't getting anything done for their respective communities, but the incumbents say they're being targeted for refusing to stick to the status quo.
Legislation supporters said will increase the number of physical therapists licensed to practice in Michigan passed the House on Thursday.
The House and Senate Appropriations Committee s completed work reporting their budget bills to the floor of their respective chambers Wednesday, setting the table for movement on budget bills as early as this week.
Rep. Peter Herzberg and Rep. Mai Xiong each received four committee assignments as they begin work this week.
In honor of Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing legislation to require comprehensive cardiac emergency response plans in schools, the NFL donated 50 AEDs to Michigan schools.