Helena Scott

Sponsored House Bill 4325 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 6 of 2024, establishing criminal penalties and civil fines for the unlawful dumping of garbage.

February 21, 2024For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 4200 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 145 of 2023, requiring a minor's certificate of immunization to indicate whether the minor was tested for lead poisoning.

October 3, 2023For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Worked before entering the Legislature as lead organizer for Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice, where she spearheaded a petition drive that gathered more than 5,000 signatures for the One Fair Wage ballot proposal, and later served on the Steering Committee to Protect and Defend One Fair Wage.

February 18, 2025For

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Voted yes on House Bill 4004 (House Roll Call 20), which passed 56-53 and became Public Act 9 of 2023, restoring the ability of public-sector collective bargaining agreements to require agency fees from nonunion members and repealing Michigan's public-sector right-to-work law.

March 8, 2023For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted no on House Bill 4064 (House Roll Call 11), which passed 103-6 and prohibited sitting state senators and representatives from engaging in certain lobbying activities; MichiganVotes records this as a vote against the majority of her own party.

February 20, 2025Against

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Voted no on House Bill 5806 (House Roll Call 277), which passed 92-13 and created a state housing opportunity individual income tax credit; MichiganVotes records this as a vote against the majority of her own party.

June 25, 2026Against

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Voted yes on Senate Bill 205 (House Roll Call 263), which passed 56-54 and became Public Act 178 of 2024, prohibiting housing discrimination based on a renter's lawful source of income.

June 27, 2024For

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Sponsored House Bill 6075 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 198 of 2024, modifying the Michigan energy assistance program that helps low-income households pay utility bills.

January 16, 2025For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 5234 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 213 of 2024, requiring public school academies to disclose authorizer and educational management organization information on school signage, advertising, and promotional materials.

January 17, 2025For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yes on the House Bill 5783 conference report (House Roll Call 369), adopting the fiscal year 2022-2023 school aid budget appropriating $22.155 billion for public schools, community colleges and universities.

July 1, 2022For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Introduced a bicameral firearm safety legislative package alongside Rep. Julie Brixie at a Lansing press conference, appearing as vice chair of the Firearm Safety and Gun Violence Prevention Caucus with gun safety advocates and community leaders.

March 18, 2026For

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Voted yes on Senate Bill 83 (House Roll Call 55), which passed 56-51 and became Public Act 38 of 2023, enacting Michigan's extreme risk protection order act allowing courts to bar firearm possession by individuals found to pose a significant risk.

April 13, 2023For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yes on House Bill 4953 (House Roll Call 462), which passed 56-54 and became Public Act 202 of 2023, part of the Reproductive Health Act package revising the revised judicature act to reflect Michigan's repealed abortion statutes.

November 1, 2023For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 5303 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 230 of 2024, revising the requirements for issuing a new certificate of birth.

January 17, 2025For

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Sponsored House Bill 4854 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 209 of 2024, permitting indigenous individuals to wear traditional regalia and carry traditional objects in a school building.

January 17, 2025For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yes on House Bill 5400 (House Roll Call 336), which passed 57-52 and became Public Act 259 of 2024, creating the elements for commission of a hate crime under Michigan law.

November 13, 2024For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 4519 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 65 of 2024, designating May 2 of each year as Negro Leagues Day in Michigan.

June 20, 2024For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 4457 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 215 of 2023, designating Juneteenth as an official state holiday in Michigan.

November 22, 2023For

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Sponsored House Bill 4722 as prime sponsor; the bill was enacted as Public Act 216 of 2023, eliminating the older statutory 'Juneteenth National Freedom Day' observance that the new Juneteenth state holiday replaced.

November 22, 2023For

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Voted yes on the House Bill 4906 substitute (House Roll Call 331), concurred in 64-45 and enacted as Public Act 207 of 2024, extending Michigan's qualified data center sales tax exemption to enterprise data centers; MichiganVotes records this as a vote against the majority of her own party.

November 13, 2024Against

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Announced, as chair of the House Energy, Communications and Technology Committee, the formation of a bipartisan Energy Reliability, Resilience and Accountability Task Force and a statewide listening tour to gather resident and business testimony on prolonged storm-related power outages.

May 18, 2023For

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Offered House Resolution 148 of 2025 as prime sponsor with 11 co-sponsors; the Michigan House adopted it, declaring August 2, 2025, as Neighborhood Empowerment Day in Michigan.

July 24, 2025

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Offered House Resolution 49 of 2025 as prime sponsor with 45 co-sponsors; the Michigan House adopted it, declaring March 21, 2025, as Abolitionist Day in Michigan.

March 20, 2025

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026

Served in the 2025-2026 term as minority vice chair of the House Communications and Technology Committee and as a member of the Judiciary and Natural Resources and Tourism committees, and was elected vice chair of the Detroit Legislative Caucus, chair of the bicameral Legislative Care Caucus, and historian of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus.

February 18, 2025

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Offered House Resolution 113 of 2021 as prime sponsor; the Michigan House adopted it by voice vote, declaring May 20, 2021, as Negro Leaguers Baseball Day in Michigan.

May 20, 2021

Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 23, 2026