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Will Snyder

Democratic · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 87

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Will Snyder serves 91,376 constituents in part of Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, Roosevelt Park, Muskegon, North Muskegon, Muskegon Township, Laketon Township and most of Dalton Township.

Where Will Snyder stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records), Labor Rights (2 records),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (2 support · 4 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Wrote a law rewriting rules for the Healthy Michigan Plan, the state's expanded Medicaid program. It deleted the trigger that ended the program if costs outran savings. It also dropped the rule making enrollees pay 5% of income toward care.

    July 19, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 4350, which lets people put out small amounts of feed for wild birds near home despite deer feeding bans. The House agreed to the Senate version 76-32 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 5707, a bill to let landowners dig a pond under 1 acre for home use without a state permit. The House passed it 63-44. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 4445, a bill to let hunters bait deer anywhere in Michigan during open deer seasons. The House passed it 66-38. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 4283, a bill to let a utility running pre-2024 gas engines in the Upper Peninsula skip clean energy filings. The House passed it 83-26. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted to make city-owned utilities and co-ops join the state's energy waste reduction program. The bill also set energy savings targets for every electric provider. It passed the House 56-53.

    November 8, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Voted to give the state, not local governments, the final say on siting large solar, wind and battery storage projects. It passed the House 56-52.

    November 2, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
  • Voted to restore Michigan's prevailing wage law, which sets minimum pay rates on state construction jobs. It passed the House 56-53.

    March 8, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Voted to repeal Michigan's right-to-work law for public employees. The change let unions again charge fees to workers they represent. It passed the House 56-53.

    March 8, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Voted to restore Michigan's prevailing wage law, which sets minimum pay rates on state construction jobs. It passed the House 56-53.

    March 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Voted to repeal Michigan's right-to-work law for public employees. The change let unions again charge fees to workers they represent. It passed the House 56-53.

    March 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 2 support
  • Voted for House Bill 5938, a bill to require wetland permit hearings within 30 days of a complete application. The House passed it 62-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 25, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 5935, a bill to make the state cite the rule behind any building permit denial. The House passed it 81-24. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 723, which widens the transformational brownfield program, allowing another $80 million a year of tax capture. The House passed it 82-26 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 9 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 293, which lets agencies require a care deposit from the owner of an animal seized in a cruelty case. The House passed it 84-24 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for Senate Bill 294, which lets agencies require a care deposit from the owner of an animal seized in a torture case. The House passed it 84-24 and it became law.

    July 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 5574, a bill to make it a crime to ignore a first responder's warning and come within 25 feet to interfere. The House passed it 74-30. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 5744, a bill to make shooting at an occupied vehicle a felony carrying up to 10 years. The House passed it 79-24. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 4315, a bill to make the State Police build and hand out school safety training each year. The House passed it 82-24. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for House Bill 4222, a bill to make every school have a crisis team and review emergency plans every three years. The House passed it 80-26. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Wrote a law that let state police and the transportation department put speed cameras in highway work zones. The cameras photograph speeding vehicles and their license plates.

    December 10, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Wrote a law making the 25 mph speed limit on residential local streets permanent. The limit had been set to expire on Jan. 1, 2024.

    November 22, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Voted against dropping a rule that blocks a driver license after two moving violations. He broke with most House Democrats, who voted yes. The bill passed 60-49 and became law.

    November 8, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Wrote a law changing the price cap on state housing agency home loans. It replaced fixed dollar limits with 90% of the average local purchase price.

    January 16, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 4746, which makes the state give every food or cash aid recipient a chip-enabled Bridge Card within a year. The House passed it 77-28 and it became law.

    September 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 oppose
  • Voted against a bill requiring public schools to screen young students for dyslexia. He was one of only eight members opposed. It passed 100-8 and became law.

    September 25, 2024Opposes Public Education Quality

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Voted to ban guns within 100 feet of an absentee ballot counting board while ballots are counted. The bill passed the House 56-53.

    November 9, 2023Supports Gun Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
  • Voted to strip repealed abortion restrictions out of Michigan's public health code. The bill passed the House 56-54 and became law.

    November 1, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 2 support
  • Voted for House Bill 4602, a bill to let local election boards build their own test ballots from any source. The House passed it 63-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 9, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted to ban guns within 100 feet of an absentee ballot counting board while ballots are counted. The bill passed the House 56-53.

    November 9, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: michiganvotes.org

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 4747, a bill to let taxpayers deduct contributions to other states' college and disability savings plans. The House passed it 72-32. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    October 21, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 4242, a bill to make health professionals keep patient records physically in the United States or Canada. The House passed it 71-39. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support
  • Equality Michigan Action Network endorsed him for the 87th House District on its 2026 slate. The group endorses candidates who score 100% on its equality questionnaire and voting record.

    June 1, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: equalitymiaction.org

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 5298, a bill to make a passenger's own auto insurance pay first for injuries in limousines and charter buses. The House passed it 67-40. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 24, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 4951, which sets a new 24 percent wholesale tax on marijuana to pay for road work. The House passed it 78-21 and it became law.

    September 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — General

General · 60 records
  • The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the House speaker to deliver nine passed bills to the governor. One of the nine was Snyder's bill adding state corrections officers to the state police pension system.

    July 10, 2026

    Source: housedems.com

  • Voted against the final version of a two-year lobbying ban on former state lawmakers. He had backed the House's own earlier version in 2025. The Senate version passed 89-18 and became law.

    July 3, 2026

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Voted against House Bill 5937, a bill to cut the state's time to say whether a permit application is complete from 30 days to 7. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 25, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5936, a bill to make the state refund the full fee when it misses an environmental permit deadline. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 25, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5974, a bill to give parents the right to see a minor's medical records. The House passed it 61-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5082, a bill to make the state assess whether land is a wetland within 60 days, for free. The House passed it 57-50. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5502, a bill to exempt wetlands created by accident from state regulation. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 24, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5145, a bill to bar accepting an applicant's own statement as proof of identity or income for public assistance. The House passed it 58-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 23, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5081, a bill to make every school district employ a dyslexia teacher by 2027. The House passed it 66-40. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 18, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 6038, a bill to limit when the state can ask for changes to a wetland permit application. The House passed it 61-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 17, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5069, a bill to ban food containing certain dyes and additives from 2029. The House passed it 56-51. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 17, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5845, a bill to keep electronic poll book data for 22 months after an election. The House passed it 62-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 17, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5933, a bill to change how the state handles building and trade permit applications. The House passed it 79-26. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5934, a bill to refund building permit fees when the state misses its decision deadline. The House passed it 75-30. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5819, a bill to move up the required start of standards-based reading materials to July 2026. The House passed it 56-50. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5820, a bill to move up the deadline for teacher training courses to add dyslexia instruction. The House passed it 56-50. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5536, a bill to narrow state wetland protection to wetlands connected to federally protected waters. The House passed it 57-51. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 4, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5520, a bill to bring back holding third graders back for reading from the 2027-2028 school year. The House passed it 57-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4466, a bill to let the state discipline health professionals who break the proposed minor gender care ban. The House passed it 57-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4467, a bill to bar puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender surgery for minors. The House passed it 57-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5812, a bill to bar the state from waiving food assistance work requirements without legislative approval. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 6013, a bill to suspend Bridge cards used outside Michigan for more than 90 days in a row. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5504, a bill to create a State Digital Service Office to review big state software projects. The House passed it 57-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 20, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5505, a bill to create a digital oversight office in the Legislature. The House passed it 57-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 20, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5711, a bill to repeal Michigan's clean energy standards, including 100% clean energy by 2040. The House passed it 57-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 12, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5710, the utility-rules half of a plan to repeal Michigan's clean energy standards. The House passed it 58-47. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 12, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4720, a bill to bar voting systems with parts from companies on the federal security threat list. The House passed it 63-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4765, a bill to make the state check every voter registrant's citizenship against databases. The House passed it 58-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4582, a bill to restore the rule that property owners owe no duty to warn visitors of open and obvious dangers. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 11, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4949, a bill to widen the shield protecting sport shooting ranges from noise lawsuits. The House passed it 56-51. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 10, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5036, a bill to make fertility fraud a felony carrying up to 5 years in prison. The House passed it 60-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 18, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5035, a bill to let people harmed by fertility fraud sue for three times their damages. The House passed it 61-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 18, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 5037, a bill to set a 15-year time limit for charging the new fertility fraud crime. The House passed it 61-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 18, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4492, a bill to let employers require tipped workers to share tips. The House passed it 57-52. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    January 14, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4933, a bill to repeal state licensing of fee-charging personnel agencies. The House passed it 57-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    December 17, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4486, a bill to bar local governments from banning natural gas or propane. The House passed it 61-42. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    December 17, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4915, a bill to bar requiring implicit bias training for health professional licenses. The House passed it 56-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    December 11, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4160, a bill to bar state rules stricter than federal standards without a finding of clear need. The House passed it 59-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 24, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4515, a bill to put the recipient's photo and signature on the Bridge card for food and cash aid. The House passed it 60-38. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 17, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4664, a bill to make blocking traffic during a highway protest a crime carrying up to 93 days in jail. The House passed it 61-42. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 16, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4024, the student restroom privacy act, a bill to require school restrooms to be used by sex at birth. The House passed it 58-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    September 4, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4369, a bill to bar schools from serving food with certain dyes and additives from July 2028. The House passed it 58-47. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    July 1, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4356, a bill to mail notices to voters who have not voted in 8 years and make them confirm their address. The House passed it 56-41. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    June 12, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4066, a bill to make schools label sports teams by sex as listed on the original birth certificate. The House passed it 58-46. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 22, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4469, a bill to let schools decide who plays school sports by biological sex at birth. The House passed it 59-45. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 22, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4339, a bill to void county rules that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4342, a bill to withhold revenue sharing from local governments that limit immigration cooperation. The House passed it 57-49. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4338, a bill to void city and township rules that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4341, a bill to bar people who are not citizens or qualified immigrants from state housing programs. The House passed it 63-43. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4340, a bill to bar people who are not citizens or qualified immigrants from most public assistance. The House passed it 63-43. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    May 1, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4028, a bill to repeal the 2023 law letting the state override local zoning for large wind and solar projects. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 30, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4027, the zoning half of a plan to repeal the 2023 state siting law for large wind and solar projects. The House passed it 58-48. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 30, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4159, a bill to base early grade reading standards on the science of reading. The House passed it 65-40. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    April 17, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4170, a bill to cut the state income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05% and make future automatic cuts permanent. The House passed it 65-43. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    March 18, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted against House Bill 4052, a bill to bar legislators and their staff from signing nondisclosure agreements about official work. The House passed it 80-28. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

    February 25, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Wrote a law letting local development authorities capture past tax revenue for certified technology parks, known as SmartZones. The governor signed it on Dec. 14, 2023.

    December 14, 2023

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Wrote a law releasing state conditions on land the state had given to Muskegon County. It ended the state's right to take the property back. The governor signed it on Dec. 14, 2023.

    December 14, 2023

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Voted against barring high schools from stopping student athletes from earning money off their name and image. The bill passed the House 66-43.

    October 19, 2023

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Wrote a law keeping $75 million a year of tobacco settlement money flowing into the 21st Century Jobs Trust Fund through 2026. Those yearly deposits had already stopped under the old law.

    September 29, 2023

    Source: michiganvotes.org

  • Was appointed to the House Appropriations and Regulatory Reform committees in his first term. He also became chair of the appropriations subcommittee for the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

    January 13, 2023

    Source: housedems.com

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