Kevin Hertel

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

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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

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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

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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 2023 Senate Bill 249 as prime sponsor, changing the written and practical examination requirements for paramedic licensure under the Public Health Code and directing the state health department to develop an alternative examination; it became 2024 Public Act 48.

May 22, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 384 as prime sponsor, barring insurers from discriminating against a person solely because they are a living organ donor; it became 2023 Public Act 192.

November 7, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 356 as prime sponsor, writing federal Affordable Care Act protections on summaries of benefits, policy rescission, and acceptable coverage levels into Michigan's Insurance Code; it became 2023 Public Act 161.

October 19, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted yes as a state representative on 2021 Senate Bill 28, which directed additional spending to auto crash injury rehabilitation providers after the no-fault fee schedule cut their reimbursements; it passed the House 79-30 and became 2021 Public Act 65.

June 30, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted yes as a state representative on 2019 Senate Bill 1, the overhaul of Michigan's no-fault auto insurance system that restructured personal injury protection coverage and premiums; the bill passed the House 94-15 and became 2019 Public Act 21.

May 24, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Sponsored 2018 House Bill 5379 as prime sponsor, which barred public schools from prohibiting student use of sunscreen at school and school events; it was signed into law as 2018 Public Act 243.

June 27, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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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

Sponsored 2025 Senate Bill 8 as prime sponsor, the Senate rewrite of the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act that raised Michigan's minimum wage to $15 by 2027, indexed it to inflation, and set terms for tipped employees; it became 2025 Public Act 1.

February 21, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted no as a state representative on 2018 Senate Bill 1171, the Legislature's rewrite of the citizen-initiated minimum wage law; the measure passed the House 60-48 and became 2018 Public Act 368.

December 4, 2018Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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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

Sponsored 2024 Senate Bill 790 as prime sponsor, creating the home help caregiver council and requiring collective bargaining over terms of employment for individual home health caregivers; it became 2024 Public Act 144.

October 8, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted no as a state representative on 2018 Senate Bill 1171, the Legislature's rewrite of the citizen-initiated minimum wage law; the measure passed the House 60-48 and became 2018 Public Act 368.

December 4, 2018Supports Labor Rights

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 331 as prime sponsor, revising how small business taxpayers claim the personal property tax exemption and how local governments are reimbursed for it; it became 2023 Public Act 176.

October 24, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

Source: michiganvotes.org

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 2023 Senate Bill 508 as prime sponsor, capping at $75 the per diem compensation and mileage reimbursement that Farm Produce Insurance Authority board members receive for board work; it became 2023 Public Act 196.

November 7, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com

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 2024 Senate Bill 834 as prime sponsor, doubling from $25,000 to $50,000 the benefit paid to survivors of public safety officers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; it became 2024 Public Act 128.

October 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 328 as prime sponsor, creating the Smoke Alarm Battery Standard Act that requires new smoke detector units sold in Michigan to run on a nonremovable ten-year battery; it became 2024 Public Act 98.

July 23, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 135 as prime sponsor, expanding the DWI/sobriety court ignition interlock program into a broader Specialty Court Interlock Program covering additional certified specialty courts; it became 2023 Public Act 125.

September 19, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2017 House Bill 5166 as prime sponsor in the Michigan House; the bill revised penalties for unemployment insurance fraud, including imposter claims, and was signed into law as 2017 Public Act 226.

December 20, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored 2025 Senate Bill 23 as prime sponsor, amending the Land Division Act to increase the number of parcels that may be created from a parent parcel and to allow more flexible partitioning under local ordinances; it became 2025 Public Act 58.

December 23, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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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 2025 Senate Bill 540 as prime sponsor, establishing a Michigan National Guard child care assistance program for eligible Guard members; it became 2025 Public Act 37.

December 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2024 Senate Bill 790 as prime sponsor, creating the home help caregiver council and requiring collective bargaining over terms of employment for individual home health caregivers; it became 2024 Public Act 144.

October 8, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2021 House Bill 5276 as prime sponsor, revising enrollment procedures for the state child abuse central registry to support a statewide electronic case management system for child abuse and neglect cases; it became 2022 Public Act 66.

May 5, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

Announced more than $1 million in Senate District 12 appropriations included in the bipartisan fiscal year 2027 state budget passed by the Legislature, among them $150,000 for restoration of the Mount Clemens Community Schools auditorium, $115,000 for Grosse Pointe Public Schools communication and emergency preparedness systems, and $75,000 to establish a Grosse Pointe robotics and innovation center.

July 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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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

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

Voted yes in the Senate on 2024 Senate Bill 942, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, or possession of a bump stock; the bill passed the Senate 23-12 with three Republicans joining the majority.

December 12, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted yes in the Senate on 2023 House Bill 4146, barring anyone subject to an extreme risk protection order from buying a firearm or holding a concealed pistol license; the bill passed the Senate 20-18 and became 2023 Public Act 37.

April 19, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted yes in the Senate on 2023 House Bill 4138, which required a license or background check for the purchase of any firearm; the bill passed the Senate 20-18 on a party-line roll call and became 2023 Public Act 19.

March 23, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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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 yes in the Senate on 2023 House Bill 4949, the Reproductive Health Act, which rewrote Michigan statutes to reflect the repeal of the state's abortion ban; the bill passed the Senate 20-17 and became 2023 Public Act 286.

November 7, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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 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

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 602 as prime sponsor, rewriting real estate broker and salesperson regulation and voiding right-to-list home sale agreements that are unwritten, unsigned by all owners, longer than two years, or lack an early termination option; it became 2024 Public Act 122.

July 25, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: michiganvotes.org

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

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

Sponsored 2025 Senate Bill 581 as prime sponsor, amending Michigan's tax increment financing law to clarify definitions, broaden flexibility for local development authorities, and refine procedures for financial obligations and development districts; it became 2026 Public Act 5.

March 26, 2026

Source: michiganvotes.org

Voted against 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, 2025

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Voted against 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, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 237 as prime sponsor, extending to 2050 the sales and use tax exemptions available to qualifying large data centers; it became 2024 Public Act 181.

December 30, 2024

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 149 as prime sponsor, requiring research facilities to offer dogs and cats no longer needed for research to an animal protection shelter before euthanizing them; it became 2023 Public Act 315.

December 14, 2023

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2023 Senate Bill 268 as prime sponsor, removing the mandatory annual inflation increase on prepaid funeral contract death benefits and updating statutory dollar maximums in the Insurance Code; it became 2023 Public Act 167.

October 19, 2023

Source: michiganvotes.org

Served as chair of the Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee and as a member of the Senate Appropriations, Energy and Environment, and Regulatory Affairs committees during the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 sessions.

March 7, 2023

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Sponsored 2021 House Bill 5296 as prime sponsor, extending to chiropractic physician groups the ability to form professional limited liability companies with other medical professionals; it became 2022 Public Act 32.

March 15, 2022

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2021 House Bill 4431 as prime sponsor, revising the definition of an 'occasion' in Michigan's charitable gaming and bingo law after a 2019 change limited how many events charities could hold; it became 2021 Public Act 92.

October 29, 2021

Source: michiganvotes.org

Sponsored 2018 House Bill 6023 as prime sponsor, repealing the seven-day deadline for health care providers to report HIV cases to local health departments; it was signed into law as 2018 Public Act 539.

December 27, 2018

Source: michiganvotes.org