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

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 Michigan judge ruled that nine bills should have been sent to Governor Whitmer but did not order the House to do so. The Senate and House, controlled by different parties, are in conflict over the bills' passage.

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.