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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 4173 Establishes the "Michigan Sentencing Commission" in the Legislative Council Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 6145 Amends Various Public Regulations Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 4485 Amends Criminal Procedures for Indictments to be Filed Within 15 Years of a Crime or by the Victim's 42nd Birthday Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5400 Amends The Term "Ethnic Intimidation" to "Hate Crime" in the Civil Rights Chapter of the State Penal Code Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 20, 2024 MI HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 19, 2024 MI HB 5450 Requires that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Create a Notice in English, Spanish and Arabic Regarding the Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 19, 2024 MI HB 5451 Requires the Safe Firearm Storage Notice Created by MDHHS be Distributed Parents and Legal Guardians of Students Yearly Beginning October 1, 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 823 Prohibits Sex Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation and Public Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 819 Requires Reporting Procedures for Mistreatment During Perinatal Periods Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 820 Requires Hospitals Adopt Certain Policies for Patients Who are Giving Birth Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Dec. 3, 2024 MI SB 822 Establishes the Right for Life-Sustaining Treatment Regardless of Pregnancy Status Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI SB 165 Amends Retirement System Membership for Certain Law Enforcement Officers Hired After Enactment Date Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI SB 166 Transfers Certain Law Enforcement Officers to the Michigan State Police Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Oct. 30, 2024 MI SB 167 Authorizes Corrections, Conservation, and Others to Become Members of the Michigan State Police Hybrid Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Sept. 26, 2024 MI SB 931 Amends the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Sept. 26, 2024 MI SB 716 Authorizes Historic Vehicle Owners Personalized License Plates Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Sept. 25, 2024 MI HB 5503 Establishes a Tip Line for Students to Anonymously Report Improperly Stored Firearms Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15)
June 26, 2024 MI SB 670 Expands Coverage of Freedom of Information Requests Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
June 20, 2024 MI HB 4718 Prohibits the Use of the "Gay Panic Defense" to Justify Assault Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
June 20, 2024 MI HB 4718 Prohibits the Use of the "Gay Panic Defense" to Justify Assault Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 926 Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 933 Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 934 Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
June 20, 2024 MI SB 932 Increases Access to the State's Family Independence Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 4, 2024 MI SB 841 Classifies Necrophilia as a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
June 4, 2024 MI SB 599 Increases Parole Eligibility for Medically Frail Inmates Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
May 1, 2024 MI HB 4332 Increases Penalties for Certain Blight Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5209 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5215 Amends Genetic DNA Testing Requirements for Certain Parental Cases Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5208 Establishes Birth Certificates for Children whose Parentage is Determined Under the Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy Parentage Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5211 Establishes Legal Protections for Children Born Through Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Methods like IVF Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5213 Establishes Procedures for Determining Paternity and Support of State Departments and Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5214 Authorizes Alleged or Intended Parents of Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy to Sign Legally Binding Acknowledgements of Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5207 Establishes and Authorizes Assisted Reproduction Including Surrogacy Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5207 Establishes and Authorizes Assisted Reproduction Including Surrogacy Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5209 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5210 Establishes that Children Born Through Surrogacy or Assisted Reproduction are Legal Children for the Purposes of Inheritance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5210 Establishes that Children Born Through Surrogacy or Assisted Reproduction are Legal Children for the Purposes of Inheritance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5212 Repeals Determination of Parentage for Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy from the Revocation of Paternity Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
Feb. 29, 2024 MI HB 4128 Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 29, 2024 MI HB 4127 Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 22, 2024 MI HB 4525 Authorizes Support for Offenders to Access Mental Health and Drug Treatment Courts with Judicial and Prosecutorial Consent Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Feb. 22, 2024 MI HB 4525 Authorizes Support for Offenders to Access Mental Health and Drug Treatment Courts with Judicial and Prosecutorial Consent Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Feb. 22, 2024 MI HB 4524 Amends the Revised Judicature Act (RJA) to Allow Offenders to Participate if Approved by Judge, Prosecutor, and Victim Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Jan. 25, 2024 MI SB 516 Authorizes Evidence of a Defendant's Prior Commission of Commercial Sexual Activity, Human Trafficking, or Prostitution be Admissible in Court Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Jan. 25, 2024 MI SB 517 Prohibits a Victim or Witness Necessary for Prosecution in a Human Trafficking Case from being Excused from Testifying if Evidence would Degrade or Incriminate Them Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Jan. 25, 2024 MI SB 515 Authorizes a Statement Concerning Prostitution or Human Trafficking to be Admissible as Evidence Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/20 HB 5303 Repeals Name Change Barriers on Birth Certificates Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 4173 Establishes the "Michigan Sentencing Commission" in the Legislative Council Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
12/20 HB 6046 Expands Access to Violence Prevention Services and Support Victims of Violence Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 6145 Amends Various Public Regulations Relating to Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 4485 Amends Criminal Procedures for Indictments to be Filed Within 15 Years of a Crime or by the Victim's 42nd Birthday Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 11)
12/20 HB 5400 Amends The Term "Ethnic Intimidation" to "Hate Crime" in the Civil Rights Chapter of the State Penal Code Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/20 HB 5300 Amends State Name Change Proceedings Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/19 HB 5450 Requires that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Create a Notice in English, Spanish and Arabic Regarding the Safe Storage of Firearms Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/19 HB 5451 Requires the Safe Firearm Storage Notice Created by MDHHS be Distributed Parents and Legal Guardians of Students Yearly Beginning October 1, 2025 Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
12/03 SB 823 Prohibits Sex Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation and Public Services Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
12/03 SB 819 Requires Reporting Procedures for Mistreatment During Perinatal Periods Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
12/03 SB 818 Establishes a Commission to Investigate Racial Disparities Related to Maternal Health Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
12/03 SB 820 Requires Hospitals Adopt Certain Policies for Patients Who are Giving Birth Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
12/03 SB 822 Establishes the Right for Life-Sustaining Treatment Regardless of Pregnancy Status Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
10/30 SB 165 Amends Retirement System Membership for Certain Law Enforcement Officers Hired After Enactment Date Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
10/30 SB 166 Transfers Certain Law Enforcement Officers to the Michigan State Police Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
10/30 SB 167 Authorizes Corrections, Conservation, and Others to Become Members of the Michigan State Police Hybrid Retirement System Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
9/26 SB 931 Amends the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
9/26 SB 716 Authorizes Historic Vehicle Owners Personalized License Plates Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
9/25 HB 5503 Establishes a Tip Line for Students to Anonymously Report Improperly Stored Firearms Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15)
6/26 SB 670 Expands Coverage of Freedom of Information Requests Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 2)
6/20 HB 4718 Prohibits the Use of the "Gay Panic Defense" to Justify Assault Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
6/20 HB 4718 Prohibits the Use of the "Gay Panic Defense" to Justify Assault Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 14)
6/20 SB 926 Expands Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 928 Expands Medicaid Coverage of Birth Expenses Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 933 Appropriates Expenditures to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/20 SB 934 Extends Michigan's Gaming and Gambling Prevention Program Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 17)
6/20 SB 932 Increases Access to the State's Family Independence Program Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/04 SB 841 Classifies Necrophilia as a Felony Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
6/04 SB 599 Increases Parole Eligibility for Medically Frail Inmates Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
5/01 HB 4332 Increases Penalties for Certain Blight Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 16)
3/19 HB 5209 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5215 Amends Genetic DNA Testing Requirements for Certain Parental Cases Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5208 Establishes Birth Certificates for Children whose Parentage is Determined Under the Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy Parentage Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5211 Establishes Legal Protections for Children Born Through Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Methods like IVF Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/19 HB 5213 Establishes Procedures for Determining Paternity and Support of State Departments and Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5214 Authorizes Alleged or Intended Parents of Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy to Sign Legally Binding Acknowledgements of Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5207 Establishes and Authorizes Assisted Reproduction Including Surrogacy Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5207 Establishes and Authorizes Assisted Reproduction Including Surrogacy Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5209 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5210 Establishes that Children Born Through Surrogacy or Assisted Reproduction are Legal Children for the Purposes of Inheritance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5210 Establishes that Children Born Through Surrogacy or Assisted Reproduction are Legal Children for the Purposes of Inheritance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5212 Repeals Determination of Parentage for Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy from the Revocation of Paternity Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
2/29 HB 4128 Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/29 HB 4127 Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/22 HB 4525 Authorizes Support for Offenders to Access Mental Health and Drug Treatment Courts with Judicial and Prosecutorial Consent Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
2/22 HB 4525 Authorizes Support for Offenders to Access Mental Health and Drug Treatment Courts with Judicial and Prosecutorial Consent Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
2/22 HB 4524 Amends the Revised Judicature Act (RJA) to Allow Offenders to Participate if Approved by Judge, Prosecutor, and Victim Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
1/25 SB 516 Authorizes Evidence of a Defendant's Prior Commission of Commercial Sexual Activity, Human Trafficking, or Prostitution be Admissible in Court Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
1/25 SB 517 Prohibits a Victim or Witness Necessary for Prosecution in a Human Trafficking Case from being Excused from Testifying if Evidence would Degrade or Incriminate Them Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
1/25 SB 515 Authorizes a Statement Concerning Prostitution or Human Trafficking to be Admissible as Evidence Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
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