Brenda Carter

Sponsored House Bill 5170 of 2023 as primary sponsor, requiring health insurers to cover mental health screenings for new mothers during the postpartum period; enacted as Public Act 247 of 2024, signed by Governor Whitmer.

January 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

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

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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

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Sponsored House Bill 4007 of 2023 as primary sponsor, reenacting Michigan's prevailing wage requirement for workers on state-financed construction projects; enacted as Public Act 10 of 2023, signed by Governor Whitmer.

March 24, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 4007 of 2023 as primary sponsor, reenacting Michigan's prevailing wage requirement for workers on state-financed construction projects; enacted as Public Act 10 of 2023, signed by Governor Whitmer.

March 24, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

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

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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

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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 · researched September 9, 2026

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 · researched September 11, 2026

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

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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 · researched September 10, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 5278 of 2021 as primary sponsor, revising child-abuse central registry procedures to support a statewide electronic case-management system for child abuse and neglect cases; enacted as Public Act 68 of 2022, signed by Governor Whitmer.

May 5, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 4550 of 2019 as primary sponsor, extending criminal-history and fingerprint background checks to successor guardians receiving state assistance; enacted as Public Act 95 of 2019, signed by Governor Whitmer.

October 23, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yea on House passage of House Bill 4138 of 2023, which required a background check and purchase license for all firearm purchases; the House passed it 56-53.

March 8, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 4666 of 2025 as primary sponsor, which removed the term 'colored persons' from the insurance code and prohibited racial discrimination by life insurers; enacted as Public Act 46 of 2025, signed by Governor Whitmer.

December 23, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yea on House passage of Senate Bill 4 of 2023, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act expansion adding sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as protected classes; the House passed it 64-45.

March 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 · researched September 10, 2026

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

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Voted against House Bill 5652, a bill to bar neighbors within 5 miles of an existing motor racing track from suing it. The House passed it 64-38. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not law.

March 19, 2026

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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

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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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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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 · researched September 11, 2026

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

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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 · researched September 11, 2026

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 · researched September 11, 2026

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

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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

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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

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Voted against 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, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against 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, 2025

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Voted against 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, 2025

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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 · researched September 11, 2026

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 · researched September 11, 2026

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 · researched September 11, 2026

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

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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 · researched September 11, 2026

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 · researched September 11, 2026