The moves were expected to cap, at least temporarily, a seven-year battle in the Capitol and Michigan courtrooms over two petition-backed proposals.

In a late-night session, lawmakers in Lansing reached a compromise on two crucial bills, preserving the state's tipped wage credit and adjusting requirements for employees earning sick time off.

It then quickly passed 81-29 in the GOP-controlled House, where every Republican also supported the bill and Democrats were split, with most opposing the measure. The bill next heads to Gov.