Judge Sima Patel stopped short of issuing an official order requiring that the Republican-controlled House present the bills.

A Court of Claims judge ruled Thursday that the Michigan House of Representatives is legally required to present nine bills from the previous legislative session to Governor Whitmer for review. The Michigan Senate voted last month to take legal action against the House,

A Michigan judge ruled on Thursday that the state House had the legal requirement to send the nine stalled bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk, but stopped at forcing the House to present them.

A state judge will rule on a dispute between the Michigan House and Senate over the fate of nine bills that the last Legislature failed to present to Whitmer.

A judge has declined to force House Republicans to present to the governor nine bills that were passed last session but have been withheld by the chamber. However, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Sima G.