Here is what has happened in Lansing in the most recent week of legislative activity:
Signed into Law
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Votes
01/29/26: Senate Vote #13: SB 355: Companion to SB 351 (Ed McBroom) – On passage Passed 37 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/29/26: Senate Vote #12: SB 354: Companion to SB 351 (Sara Anthony) – On passage Passed 37 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/29/26: Senate Vote #11: SB 353: Companion to SB 351 (Jeremy Moss) – On passage Passed 37 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/29/26: Senate Vote #10: SB 352: Companion to SB 351 (Roger Victory) – On passage Passed 37 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/29/26: Senate Vote #9: SB 351: New law to regulate telemarketing (Mary Cavanagh) – On passage Passed 37 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/29/26: Senate Vote #8: SR 92: Express an opinion (Sara Anthony) – Adoption Passed 22 – 15 (See how they voted)
01/28/26: Senate Vote #7: SB 198: New “motor vehicle dealer data collection act” to regulate use of consumer information by auto dealers (Sam Singh) – On passage Passed 34 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/28/26: Senate Vote #6: SB 705: Legalize child pimps and adjust other penalties for pimping (Sue Shink) – On passage Passed 34 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/28/26: Senate Vote #5: SB 521: Companion to SB 520 (John Damoose) – On passage Passed 34 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/28/26: Senate Vote #4: SB 520: Increase penalties for human trafficking (John Damoose) – On passage Passed 34 – 0 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/28/26: House Vote #24: HB 4361: Revise details of regulations for plant trimming around utility lines (Phil Green) – On passage Passed 98 – 5 (See how they voted) Passed first chamber
01/28/26: House Vote #23: SB 495: Mandate school emergency plans include policy for how children can use their cell phones (Dayna Polehanki) – On passage Passed 100 – 3 (See how they voted) Passed second chamber
New Bills
01/27/26: HB 5474: Give driver licenses and state ID cards to parolees (Luke Meerman)
01/27/26: HB 5475: Companion to HB 5474 (Kimberly Edwards)
01/27/26: HB 5476: Companion to HB 5474 (Mike McFall)
01/27/26: HB 5477: Companion to HB 5474 (Donavan McKinney)
01/27/26: HB 5478: Prohibit insurers from retrieving payments after 90 days except for fraudulent claims (Curtis VanderWall)
01/27/26: HB 5479: Tax “electric fuel” (Pat Outman)
01/27/26: HB 5480: Allow parents to transfer their student out of district due to unsolved bullying issues (Angela Rigas)
01/27/26: HB 5481: Allow a liquor license to be issued to a small-town civic center (Rachelle Smit)
01/27/26: HB 5482: Require the legislature be notified if the governor fails to prepare recommendations to correct audit issues (Luke Meerman)
01/27/26: HB 5483: Make a special crime of harassing or assaulting a mailman (Joey Andrews)
01/27/26: HB 5484: Make major changes to tax code for flow-through entities (Mark Tisdel)
01/29/26: HB 5485: Revise inland lake dam safety regulations (Bill Schuette)
01/29/26: HB 5486: Include vaccine injuries in state health registry (Brad Paquette)
01/29/26: HB 5487: Decrease appropriation for construction of a building at Michigan Technical University (Gregory Markkanen)
01/29/26: HB 5488: Allow 17-year-olds to be licensed EMTs (Angela Witwer)
01/29/26: HB 5489: Companion to HB 5488 (David Prestin)
01/29/26: HB 5490: Prohibit DNR from including wild pigs in definition of prohibited invasive species (David Prestin)
01/29/26: HB 5491: Require strip searches in prisons be conducted by biological sex (Gina Johnsen)
01/29/26: HB 5492: New law to regulate the use of license plate readers (Douglas Wozniak)
01/29/26: HB 5493: Companion to HB 5492 (Jimmie Wilson)
01/29/26: HB 5494: Ban the transfer of state property to federal immigration and customs enforcement (Dylan Wegela)
01/29/26: HB 5495: Ban law enforcement from entering a home based on a federal administrative warrant (Carrie Rheingans)
01/29/26: HB 5496: New law to impose excise tax on phones designed for minors and put money into “children's mental health and safety fund” created by the law (Mark Tisdel)
01/28/26: HR 236: Designate an awareness week (Kathy Schmaltz)
01/27/26: SB 770: Update a reference (John Cherry)
01/28/26: SB 771: Impose a regulatory scheme on private water treatment systems, charge fees, and create a “public education and training fund” (Sam Singh)
01/28/26: SB 772: Mandate payments to doctors doing “telehealth” of full in-person visits (Sylvia Santana)
01/29/26: SB 773: Exempt racetracks from nuisance lawsuits (Roger Hauck)
01/29/26: SB 774: Prohibit illegal aliens from transferring money to their home countries (Jim Runestad)
01/28/26: SR 90: Designate an awareness month (Sue Shink)
01/28/26: SR 91: Designate an awareness month (Darrin Camilleri)
01/29/26: SR 92: Express an opinion (Sara Anthony)
