Jay DeBoyer

The House Oversight Committee he chairs voted to authorize him to subpoena the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel, and Attorney General Dana Nessel, in what the caucus described as the most extensive use of the Legislature's subpoena power in Michigan history.

July 22, 2025For

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The Michigan House filed suit in the Michigan Court of Claims against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson after she did not comply with the subpoena DeBoyer issued for election training materials, seeking a declaratory judgment that the subpoena was valid and an injunction against altering the records.

June 5, 2025For

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Broke with the majority of his caucus to vote no on House Bill 5744, which raised fines for discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle when a minor is inside; the bill passed the House 79-24 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican nay column.

May 14, 2026Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Broke with the majority of his caucus to vote no on House Bill 5745, which amended sentencing guidelines for intentionally discharging a firearm from a vehicle or at a dwelling; the bill passed the House 75-28 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican nay column.

May 14, 2026Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted no on House Bill 5451, which required school districts to give parents and legal guardians information about safe firearm storage and became 2024 Public Act 258; the bill passed the House 56-53 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican nay column.

November 13, 2024Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted no on House Bill 4127, which barred possession of firearms at a polling place and later became 2024 Public Act 157; the bill passed the House 56-53 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican nay column.

November 9, 2023Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted no on House Bill 4148, which enacted sentencing guidelines for offenses under Michigan's extreme risk protection order (red flag) act; the bill passed the House 56-51 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican nay column.

April 13, 2023Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted no on House Bill 4949, the Reproductive Health Act, which repealed and rewrote Michigan's abortion statutes and became 2023 Public Act 286; the bill passed the House 56-54 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican nay column.

November 1, 2023Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yes on House Bill 4765, which required documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote and identification to cast a ballot; the bill passed the House 58-46 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican yea column.

April 14, 2026For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

As St. Clair County Clerk and chief election official, publicly refuted viral social media claims that Sharpie-marked ballots were invalidated and that ballots had been dumped in Marysville, confirming the county's tabulators were certified for marker use and that roughly 500 late absentee ballots had been added to the official totals.

November 5, 2020For

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Lead-sponsored House Bill 4002, which rewrote the requirements employers must meet to provide earned sick time and exempted smaller employers; Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed it as Public Act 2 of 2025.

February 21, 2025Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Received the endorsement of the Citizens for Traditional Values Political Action Committee for Michigan House District 63 on its slate for the August 4, 2026 Michigan primary election.

July 15, 2026

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Voted yes on the conference report for Senate Bill 878, the fiscal year 2026-2027 supplemental omnibus appropriations measure; the report was adopted 99-7 with DeBoyer recorded in the Republican yea column.

July 3, 2026

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Named chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee for the 2025-26 term by Speaker Matt Hall, having also been selected by House Republicans as Associate Speaker Pro Tempore; the committee was restructured under him into six subcommittees reviewing Auditor General reports and state department conduct.

January 23, 2025

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Lead-sponsored House Bill 4154, designating a portion of M-3 as the Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason P. May Memorial Highway; Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed it as 2024 Public Act 62.

June 20, 2024

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026