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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 18, 2025 | MI | HB 4262 | Establishes a $5,000 Civil Penalty for Circumventing Ticket Scalping Restrictions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (91 - 3) |
| Dec. 16, 2025 | MI | SB 158 | Establishes Regulations to Prevent Scalping of Event Tickets | Bill Passed - House (103 - 2) |
| Oct. 2, 2025 | MI | SB 579 | Authorizes the State to Continue Collecting Certain Environmental Fees | Bill Passed - House (104 - 5) |
| Sept. 25, 2025 | MI | HB 4951 | Establishes the Imposition, Collection, and Enforcement of Excise Taxes on Certain Sales of Cannabis | Bill Passed - House (78 - 21) |
| Sept. 17, 2025 | MI | HB 4595 | Authorizes the MLCC to Issue a Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) License to a Grocery Store on Land Owned by Schoolcraft College | Bill Passed - House (90 - 7) |
| Sept. 17, 2025 | MI | HB 4282 | Authorizes the Liquor Control Commission to Issue a Liquor License to Schoolcraft College | Bill Passed - House (89 - 8) |
| Sept. 17, 2025 | MI | HB 4700 | Amends and Modifies the Requirements for Hotels to Obtain Liquor Licenses | Bill Passed - House (94 - 3) |
| Sept. 11, 2025 | MI | HB 4755 | Prohibits Unfair, Unconscionable, or Deceptive Acts or Practices in the Conduct of Trade or Commerce. | Bill Passed - House (103 - 1) |
| May 13, 2025 | MI | HB 4103 | Authorizes Michigan to Enter Into the Occupational Therapist Licensure Compact Agreement | Bill Passed - House (104 - 2) |
| March 19, 2025 | MI | HB 4186 | Increases the Business Tax Rate | Bill Passed - House (61 - 47) |
| March 19, 2025 | MI | HB 4181 | Repeals the Sales Tax on Gas and Airline Fuel | Bill Passed - House (65 - 43) |
| March 19, 2025 | MI | HB 4184 | Amends the Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan to Increase Tax on Aviation Fuel | Bill Passed - House (62 - 46) |
| March 19, 2025 | MI | HB 4182 | Exempts the Storage, Use, or Consumption of Motor Fuel, Alternative Fuel, and Leaded Racing Fuel from Use Tax | Bill Passed - House (65 - 43) |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | MI | HB 4002 | Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 29) |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | MI | HB 4002 | Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 29) |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | MI | SB 8 | Amends Timelines for State Minimum Wage Increases | Bill Passed - House (69 - 40) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | MI | HB 4002 | Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - House (67 - 38) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | MI | HB 4002 | Exempts Small Businesses with Fewer than 50 Employees from Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - House (67 - 38) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | MI | HB 4001 | Increases the State Minimum Wage to $12.00 an Hour Instead of $12.48 as Ordered by Court | Bill Passed - House (63 - 41) |
| Nov. 13, 2024 | MI | HB 4224 | Repeals Work Requirements for the Healthy Michigan Program | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| Nov. 12, 2024 | MI | HB 5684 | Authorizes Skin Care Services to be Performed by an Esthetician or Cosmetologist | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (104 - 3) |
| June 26, 2024 | MI | SB 602 | Specifies Conditions For a Right-to-List Home Sale Agreement To Be Void and Unenforceable | Bill Passed - House (103 - 7) |
| June 24, 2024 | MI | HB 5661 | Authorizes the Regulation of Online Ticket Sales for Various Entertainment Events | Bill Passed - House (106 - 4) |
| May 22, 2024 | MI | SB 744 | Amends Requirements for Teachers to Successfully Complete Probationary Employment Periods to be More Broad | Bill Passed - House (56 - 47) |
| Nov. 9, 2023 | MI | SB 169 | Requires Public Employers Provide Collective Bargaining Representatives with Employee Contact Information | Bill Passed - House (56 - 51) |
| Nov. 3, 2023 | MI | SB 519 | Establishes a State Community and Worker Economic Transition Office | Bill Passed - House (56 - 52) |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | MI | HB 4230 | Repeals Restrictions on Public Employers Political Contribution Payroll Deduction Plans for Consenting Employees | Bill Passed - House (56 - 54) |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | MI | HB 4234 | Authorizes Automatic Payment Deductions for Political Action Committee (PAC) Contributions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 54) |
| Oct. 18, 2023 | MI | SB 511 | Establishes New Funds for the State Retirement System | Bill Passed - House (65 - 45) |
| Oct. 12, 2023 | MI | HB 5021 | Amends Retirement Plans for New Hires in the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System | Bill Passed - House (56 - 54) |
| March 21, 2023 | MI | SB 34 | Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Private Sector Workers | Bill Passed - House (56 - 52) |
| March 8, 2023 | MI | HB 4005 | Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Private Sector Workers | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| March 8, 2023 | MI | HB 4004 | Repeals State Right-to-Work Laws for Public Sector Workers | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | MI | HB 6070 | Authorizes Tax Credit for Employers Providing Paid Adoption Leave | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 8) |
| June 21, 2022 | MI | HB 5486 | Expands Consumer Protections for Online Shoppers | (91 - 14) |
| June 7, 2022 | MI | HB 4232 | Authorizes 17-Year-Olds to Serve Alcohol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 29) |
| June 7, 2022 | MI | HB 4232 | Authorizes 17-Year-Olds to Serve Alcohol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 29) |
| May 24, 2022 | MI | HB 5981 | Exempts State Licensed Residential Facilities from Conditional Use Permits | Bill Passed - House (72 - 35) |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | MI | SB 771 | Amends Strategic Fund Act | Bill Passed - House (81 - 22) |
| May 25, 2021 | MI | HB 4501 | Prohibits Levying Fines Towards Businesses for Violations of COVID-19 Emergency Orders | Bill Passed - House (74 - 34) |
| May 13, 2021 | MI | HB 4288 | Establishes a Corporate Tax Rate for Flow-Through Entities | Bill Passed - House (88 - 18) |
| Oct. 14, 2020 | MI | HB 6030 | Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 15) |
| Oct. 14, 2020 | MI | HB 6030 | Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 15) |
| Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | HB 5340 | Amends the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act to Allow Access to Private Data | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 28) |
| Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | HB 4213 | Authorizes Bars to Serve Alcohol Until 4am | Bill Passed - House (77 - 27) |
| Sept. 23, 2020 | MI | HB 6031 | Authorizes Immunity for Businesses from COVID-19 Exposure Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (59 - 47) |
| Sept. 23, 2020 | MI | HB 6032 | Establishes Protections for Employees From Being Fired or Facing Consequences From an Employer Upon Diagnosis of COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (83 - 23) |
| Sept. 10, 2020 | MI | HB 4488 | Limits the Use of Criminal Background Checks to Prohibit Occupational Licensure | Bill Passed - House (106 - 0) |
| Sept. 1, 2020 | MI | SB 745 | Appropriates Funds for a Temporary Additional $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefit | Bill Passed - House (106 - 3) |
| June 24, 2020 | MI | HB 5672 | Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Have Implants | Bill Passed - House (104 - 2) |
| April 30, 2020 | MI | SB 858 | Establishes Deadlines for Governor's Stay At Home Orders | Bill Passed - House (59 - 41) |
| May 15, 2019 | MI | SB 106 | Prohibits Selling Vaping Products to Minors | Bill Passed - House (100 - 9) |
| May 15, 2019 | MI | SB 155 | Prohibits the Sale of Flavored Nicotine Products | Bill Passed - House (99 - 10) |
| May 9, 2019 | MI | HB 4397 | Reduces the Amount Required for No-Fault Auto Insurance | Bill Passed - House (61 - 49) |
| Dec. 4, 2018 | MI | SB 1171 | Amends Minimum Wage Increases | Bill Passed - House (60 - 48) |
| March 21, 2018 | MI | HB 5456 | Establishes Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 25) |
| Feb. 8, 2018 | MI | HB 5456 | Establishes Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Act | Bill Passed - House (58 - 51) |
| May 20, 2015 | MI | HB 4052 | Amends Government Regulation of Employment Conditions | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| May 7, 2015 | MI | HB 4467 | Authorizes Private High-Security Prisons | Bill Passed - House (57 - 53) |
| March 25, 2015 | MI | HB 4015 | Amends Ticket Sale Laws | Bill Passed - House (70 - 40) |
| May 27, 2014 | MI | SB 934 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (76 - 34) |
| May 27, 2014 | MI | SB 934 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (76 - 34) |
| Feb. 27, 2014 | MI | HB 5108 | Authorizes Individuals to Resell Admission Tickets | Bill Passed - House (66 - 42) |
| Dec. 12, 2013 | MI | SB 660 | Authorizes the Growth and Sale of Pharmaceutical-Grade Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (87 - 22) |
| Dec. 11, 2013 | MI | Initiation of Legislation | Requires Abortion Coverage To Be Optional In Health Care Plans | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |
| March 21, 2013 | MI | HB 4369 | Expands the Education Achievement Authority | Bill Passed - House (57 - 53) |
| Nov. 2, 2011 | MI | HB 5002 | Amends Workers' Compensation Law | Bill Passed - House (59 - 49) |
| June 30, 2011 | MI | SB 7 | Employee Contribution to Health Care Benefits | Bill Passed - House (56 - 52) |
| May 12, 2011 | MI | HB 4362 | Business Tax Reduction | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 51) |
| Nov. 10, 2010 | MI | HB 6224 | Alcohol Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (81 - 21) |
| Sept. 29, 2010 | MI | HB 6007 | Alcohol Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 30) |
| June 22, 2010 | MI | HB 6187 | Campaign Finance Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (64 - 42) |
| June 22, 2010 | MI | HB 6184 | Campaign Finance Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (62 - 44) |
| June 22, 2010 | MI | HB 6183 | Campaign Finance Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (64 - 42) |
| June 22, 2010 | MI | HB 6186 | Campaign Finance Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (64 - 42) |
| Feb. 4, 2010 | MI | HB 5626 | "Fiscal Stabilization" Bond Authorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 30) |
| Dec. 16, 2009 | MI | HB 5633 | Prohibiting Auto Insurance Discrimination For Accidents Without Substantial Fault | Bill Passed - House (61 - 43) |
| Dec. 16, 2009 | MI | HB 5634 | Auto Insurance Discrimination Prohibitions | Bill Passed - House (57 - 47) |
| June 26, 2009 | MI | HB 4998 | Cobo Convention Center Ownership Transfer | Conference Report Adopted - House (93 - 14) |
| June 24, 2009 | MI | HB 4476 | Health Insurance for Autism | Bill Passed - House (83 - 25) |
| June 24, 2009 | MI | HB 4183 | Health Insurance for Autism | Bill Passed - House (84 - 25) |
| June 18, 2009 | MI | SB 293 | Hire Michigan First Plan | Bill Passed - House (74 - 35) |
| June 18, 2009 | MI | SB 587 | Cobo Convention Center | Bill Passed - House (66 - 42) |
| June 18, 2009 | MI | HB 4998 | Cobo Convention Center Ownership Transfer | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
| May 26, 2009 | MI | HB 4377 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (73 - 31) |
| May 6, 2009 | MI | HB 4785 | Job Training Program Benefits and Security | Bill Passed - House (68 - 39) |
| May 6, 2009 | MI | HB 4786 | Part-Time Work Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (68 - 39) |
| March 26, 2009 | MI | HB 4317 | Extending Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Liability | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| March 11, 2009 | MI | HB 4454 | Written Foreclosure Notice Requirement | Bill Passed - House (75 - 33) |
| March 11, 2009 | MI | HB 4455 | Mortgage Payment Modifications | Bill Passed - House (74 - 34) |
| March 11, 2009 | MI | HB 4453 | Holds in Foreclosure Proceedings | Bill Passed - House (73 - 34) |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | MI | HB 6644 | Prohibiting Retail Delivery of Alcohol | Bill Passed - House (97 - 9) |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | MI | HB 5524 | Energy Utility Regulations | Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 29) |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | MI | SB 213 | Renewable Electricity Standards | Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 24) |
| June 4, 2008 | MI | HB 5068 | Great Lakes Water Management | Bill Passed - House (56 - 52) |
| May 28, 2008 | MI | HB 5074 | Ban Smoking in Places of Employment and Public Places with Exceptions for Casinos, Cigar Bars, and Specialty Tobacco Stores | Bill Passed - House (65 - 39) |
| April 17, 2008 | MI | HB 5549 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (84 - 21) |
| April 17, 2008 | MI | HB 5548 | Renewable Energy Portfolios | Bill Passed - House (86 - 21) |
| April 17, 2008 | MI | HB 5525 | Energy Efficiency Program | Bill Passed - House (81 - 18) |
| April 17, 2008 | MI | HB 5524 | Energy Utility Regulations | Bill Passed - House (78 - 30) |