Veronica Klinefelt
Democratic · MI · Michigan State Senator, District 11
Veronica Klinefelt has been a resident of Macomb County for over 30 years and served two decades in local office. She says vibrant school districts and safe, clean neighborhoods anchor every community.
Where Veronica Klinefelt stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (6 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (3 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (9 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 760, a bill to bar AI chatbots from acting as friends or partners for minors. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 29, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 6 support
Voted for Senate Bill 973, a bill to create a Michigan-run health insurance exchange by 2028. The Senate passed it 20-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 977, a bill to seek a federal waiver for a reinsurance program that lowers individual market premiums. The Senate passed it 20-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 3, a bill to create a state prescription drug affordability board that can cap drug prices. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 24, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bills 3-5, which passed the Senate to create a prescription-drug affordability review board and related insurer and Medicaid requirements.
April 24, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted for Senate Bill 37, a bill to make insurers cover pregnancy care given at home by in-network providers. The Senate passed it 27-9. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored Senate Bill 358, enacted as 2023 Public Act 163, requiring certain health-insurance policies to provide coverage equal to a specified share of full actuarial benefit value.
October 19, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 9 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4187, which cuts the income tax money set aside for the Renew Michigan cleanup fund for three years. The Senate passed it 26-10 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 462, a bill to require a state license to sell tobacco and vaping products at retail. The Senate passed it 19-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 515, a bill to make landlords install a carbon monoxide detector in rentals with fuel-burning appliances. The Senate passed it 23-12. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
October 23, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 577, which extends the fees that pay to train and certify public water supply operators to 2029. The Senate agreed to the House version 23-13 and it became law.
October 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 579, which pushes back to October 2029 the end dates for a set of state environmental fees. The Senate agreed to the House version 21-15 and it became law.
October 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 576, a bill to create a revolving fund for energy-saving projects in state facilities. The Senate passed it 19-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
September 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 246, a bill to pause new hazardous waste disposal licenses for 5 years. The Senate passed it 19-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
August 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 247, a bill to charge hazardous waste disposal wells a per-gallon fee for host community grants. The Senate passed it 19-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
August 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 46, a bill to let the state investigate unsafe water complaints in mobile home parks with their own pipes. The Senate passed it 28-9. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 271, enacted as 2023 Public Act 235, setting clean-energy, renewable-energy, and energy-storage targets.
November 8, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 807, a bill to create a state-run retirement savings program for workers without an employer plan. The Senate passed it 20-18. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 17, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 232, a bill to let the state lower the Michigan Reconnect grant age from 25 to as low as 21. The Senate passed it 25-10. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
December 9, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 632, which passed the Senate to prohibit payday-loan service fees above an annualized rate of 36 percent.
March 14, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 4 support
Voted for Senate Bill 49, a bill to raise Michigan's workplace safety fines to match federal fines. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 23, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 145, a bill to bar employers from asking job applicants about past pay or credit history. The Senate passed it 19-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 22, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 296, a bill to bar hospitals from requiring nurses to work beyond scheduled hours from June 2027. The Senate passed it 21-16. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 15, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 319, a bill to make minimum staffing a required bargaining topic for police and firefighters. The Senate passed it 19-18. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 26, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Also on this bill
- June 26, 2025 · Sponsored a bill making minimum staffing levels a required bargaining subject for some public employees (Senate Bill 319). The Senate passed it 19-18 in June 2025.
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support
Voted for House Bill 4064, which bars a sitting state lawmaker from taking pay to lobby government officials. The Senate passed it 28-8 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bills 669 and 670, which passed the Senate to apply public-records disclosure requirements to the Legislature and governor's office.
June 26, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: michiganvotes.org
Won election to the East Detroit School Board and, during her board tenure, worked with another trustee to uncover a major Macomb County public-corruption scheme.
November 3, 1998Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: senatedems.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored Senate Bill 706, enacted as 2024 Public Act 113, removing failure-to-pay driver-responsibility-fee entries from centralized driving records.
July 23, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 723, which widens the transformational brownfield program, allowing another $80 million a year of tax capture. The Senate agreed to the House version 24-12 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored Senate Bill 542, enacted as 2025 Public Act 38, expanding tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members.
December 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Voted for Senate Bill 78, a bill to let people convicted of felonies before 18 ask a court to set them aside after 15 years. The Senate passed it 23-11. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 260, a bill to end governmental immunity for schools sued over sexual abuse they negligently allowed. The Senate passed it 25-9. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 257, a bill to give survivors of criminal sexual conduct more time to sue. The Senate passed it 25-9. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 111, a bill to create a personal protection order for older and vulnerable adults. The Senate passed it 19-18. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored the three-bill 'Melody's Law' package, enacted as Public Acts 66, 79, and 80 of 2024, criminalizing sexual conduct involving a corpse and adding related sentencing and registration provisions.
July 8, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: michiganvotes.org
Sponsored Senate Bill 421, enacted as 2023 Public Act 298, requiring risk-and-needs assessments before juvenile-court dispositions.
December 13, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 373, a bill to bar leases that charge an extra fee on every allowed way of paying rent. The Senate passed it 24-12 and the House passed it 99-5. The bill has passed the Legislature and is awaiting the governor's decision.
July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Also on this bill
- July 3, 2026 · Voted for Senate Bill 373, which passed the Senate to limit fees charged to residential tenants. (Supports Housing Affordability)
Voted for Senate Bill 966, which tells the state housing authority to run a housing opportunity tax credit program from 2027. The Senate agreed to the House version 22-14 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 373, which passed the Senate to limit fees charged to residential tenants.
July 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: michiganvotes.org
Also on this bill
- July 3, 2026 · Voted for Senate Bill 373, a bill to bar leases that charge an extra fee on every allowed way of paying rent. The Senate passed it 24-12 and the House passed it 99-5. The bill has passed the Legislature and is awaiting the governor's decision. (Supports Housing Affordability)
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 4 support
Voted for House Bill 6043, which writes the Tri-Share child care program into law. The Senate passed it 23-13 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 310, a bill to write the Tri-Share child care program into law. The Senate passed it 22-13. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 311, a bill to raise child care subsidy payments to providers each year with inflation from 2027. The Senate passed it 21-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored Senate Bill 542, enacted as 2025 Public Act 38, expanding tuition assistance for Michigan National Guard members.
December 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 903, which sets conditions school districts must meet to keep extra funding for students who need more help. The Senate agreed to the House version 24-12 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 234, a bill to make every school adopt a policy limiting student cellphone use during school hours. The Senate passed it 28-9. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
May 6, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 4 support
Voted for Senate Bill 224, a bill to ban bump stocks and multiburst trigger activators. The Senate passed it 22-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 226, a bill to bar all guns in the State Capitol and legislative office buildings. The Senate passed it 19-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 331, a bill to bar guns without serial numbers and unlicensed 3D-printed guns. The Senate passed it 19-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 225, a bill to bar concealed pistols in the State Capitol and legislative office buildings. The Senate passed it 19-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 4 support
Voted for Senate Bill 154, a bill to make it a crime to use force or threats to interfere with reproductive health care. The Senate passed it 19-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 33, a bill to let an advance directive say which treatment a person wants if pregnant. The Senate passed it 19-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 17, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 31, a bill to make hospitals let a birthing patient have a partner and a doula present from 2027. The Senate passed it 22-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 17, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 4949, enacted as 2023 Public Act 286, creating Michigan's Reproductive Health Act.
November 7, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 962, a bill to create a Michigan voting and elections database and institute with public universities. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 16, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 964, a bill to make local governments report election changes to the Secretary of State from 2028. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 16, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 533, a bill to fine people up to $1,000 for lying about election rules to stop someone voting. The Senate passed it 19-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
September 17, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 757, a bill to bar social media apps from showing minors algorithm-chosen feeds without parental consent. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 758, a bill to make online services set minors' accounts to the most private settings by default. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 360, a bill to require reasonable security safeguards for personal information held by businesses and agencies. The Senate passed it 19-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
August 26, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 8 support
Voted for Senate Bill 81, which extends the Indigent Defense Commission's work to young people in juvenile courts. The Senate agreed to the House version 23-13 and it became law.
July 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 964, a bill to make local governments report election changes to the Secretary of State from 2028. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 963, the Language Assistance for Elections Act, a bill to require election help in other languages where needed. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 961, the State Voting Rights Act, a bill to bar election rules that hold back a protected class of voters. The Senate passed it 20-17. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 29, a bill to make the state health disparities plan address biased care for pregnant patients. The Senate passed it 22-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 34, a bill to add lactating status to Michigan's civil rights law. The Senate passed it 22-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 30, the biased and unjust care reporting act, a bill to collect reports of biased care from pregnant patients. The Senate passed it 22-14. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
April 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for the Senate concurrence on a three-bill package enacted as Public Acts 178-180 of 2024 prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income.
September 26, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: michiganvotes.org
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 5 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1042, a bill to bar sellers from raising prices on food and supplies more than 20% during an emergency. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1043, a bill to bar fuel sellers from raising prices more than 20% during a market disruption. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1041, a bill to bar hotels from raising prices more than 20% during a declared emergency. The Senate passed it 20-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 451, a bill to bar medical debt from credit reports. The Senate passed it 27-8. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
March 11, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 134, a bill to widen Michigan's consumer protection law and raise fines to $25,000 per person misled. The Senate passed it 19-18. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Voted for Senate Bill 947, a bill to overhaul Michigan's dam safety law with registration and safety plans for every dam. The Senate passed it 22-15. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
July 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored Senate Bill 578, enacted as 2025 Public Act 16, creating a neighborhood-roads fund and modifying the movable-bridge fund.
October 7, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: michiganvotes.org
Also on this bill
- October 3, 2025 · Voted for Senate Bill 578, which creates the Neighborhood Roads Fund and the Infrastructure Projects Authority Fund. The Senate agreed to the House version 21-15 and it became law. (Supports Public Infrastructure)
Voted for Senate Bill 578, which creates the Neighborhood Roads Fund and the Infrastructure Projects Authority Fund. The Senate agreed to the House version 21-15 and it became law.
October 3, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Also on this bill
- October 7, 2025 · Sponsored Senate Bill 578, enacted as 2025 Public Act 16, creating a neighborhood-roads fund and modifying the movable-bridge fund. (Supports Public Infrastructure)
Voted for House Bill 4183, which raises the state fuel tax from 31 cents a gallon to at least 51 cents from 2026 for roads. The Senate passed it 24-12 and it became law.
October 3, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 4951, which sets a new 24 percent wholesale tax on marijuana to pay for road work. The Senate passed it 19-17 and it became law.
October 3, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Helped secure fiscal-year 2025 budget appropriations including $8 million for a courthouse and police station, $6.6 million for a pump station and roads, and additional district road and school-safety projects.
June 27, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: senatedems.com
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Voted against House Bill 5806, which creates a state housing opportunity tax credit for low-income housing projects from 2027. The Senate passed it 21-15 and it became law.
July 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 5807, which lets qualifying out-of-state insurers use the new housing tax credit against the retaliatory tax. The Senate passed it 21-15 and it became law.
July 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 967, a bill to let developers claim a new state low-income housing tax credit from 2027. The Senate passed it 23-13. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law.
June 18, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored Senate Bill 912, which passed the Senate unanimously to help create a protected revenue-sharing trust fund for local governments.
April 30, 2026
Source: michiganvotes.org
Voted against House Bill 5055, which lets legislative sergeants at arms with police commissions enforce state law to guard lawmakers. The Senate passed it 20-16 and it became law.
November 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Offered an amendment blocking a bill selling a former state-owned landfill site in Jackson County from taking effect unless a related bill (Senate Bill 478) also became law. Senators adopted the amendment by voice vote, a shouted yes-or-no with no count, then passed the bill 36-0 (House Bill 4135).
November 13, 2025
Source: michiganvotes.org
Sponsored a bill making minimum staffing levels a required bargaining subject for some public employees (Senate Bill 319). The Senate passed it 19-18 in June 2025.
June 26, 2025
Source: michiganvotes.org
Also on this bill
- June 26, 2025 · Voted for Senate Bill 319, a bill to make minimum staffing a required bargaining topic for police and firefighters. The Senate passed it 19-18. The House has not voted on it, so it is not law. (Supports Labor Rights)
Received 2025-2026 committee assignments including chair of Local Government and chair of Veterans and Emergency Services, plus majority vice chair of Transportation and Infrastructure.
January 22, 2025
Source: senatedems.com
Had an amendment adopted to House Bill 4360, later enacted as 2024 Public Act 64, concerning emergency-services authorities that serve partial municipalities.
June 11, 2024
Source: michiganvotes.org
Was sworn in to represent Michigan Senate District 11 in the 102nd Legislature.
January 11, 2023
Source: senatedems.com
Was named assistant caucus chair for the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus before the start of her first Senate term.
November 22, 2022
Source: senatedems.com
Was sworn in as president of the Michigan Association of Counties board while serving as a Macomb County commissioner.
September 19, 2019
Source: micounties.org
Past races Veronica Klinefelt ran in:
- 11th District State Senator 4 Year Term (1) Position · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 11; Michigan · incumbent
- State Senator District 11 · August 4, 2026 · State Senate District 11; Michigan · incumbent