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Joey Andrews

Democratic · MI · Michigan State Representative, District 38

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Joey Andrews serves 93,422 constituents including New Buffalo, Bridgman, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, South Haven, Saugatuck and Douglas.

Where Joey Andrews stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (3 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (8 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (1 support · 5 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 5 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 · researched September 9, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted yes on House Roll Call 491, passing Senate Bill 273, which required municipally owned utilities and cooperatives to participate in the energy waste reduction program and set targets for all electric providers; the bill passed the House 56 to 53.

    November 8, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 3 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

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 · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 8 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 · researched September 9, 2026

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 4524 as prime sponsor; the enacted law modified the termination procedure for drug treatment courts and became Public Act 14 of 2024.

    March 12, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Sponsored House Bill 4302 as prime sponsor; the enacted law modified references to married minors in the Michigan penal code's criminal sexual conduct provisions and became Public Act 126 of 2023.

    September 27, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

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 · researched September 9, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support
  • Voted for 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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Voted yes on House Roll Call 545, passing House Bill 4127 to prohibit possession of firearms at a polling place; the bill passed the House 56 to 53.

    November 9, 2023Supports Gun Control

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 1 support
  • Wrote a Michigan law changing how the Secretary of State and Board of State Canvassers handle ballot initiative and constitutional amendment petitions. The House passed it 56-54 and it became Public Act 234 of 2024 (House Bill 5574).

    January 17, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

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 · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — General

General · 56 records
  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • Was listed with 'Endorsed' status for Michigan House District 38 on the Equality Michigan Action Network 2026 endorsements slate.

    June 1, 2026

    Source: equalitymiaction.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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

    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 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 9, 2026

  • 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 · 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 10, 2026

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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 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 · researched September 11, 2026

  • 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

  • Sponsored House Bill 4906 as prime sponsor; the enacted law added enterprise data centers to the definition of qualified data center for the sales tax exemption and became Public Act 207 of 2024.

    January 17, 2025

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Voted yes on House Roll Call 356, passing Senate Bill 504, which barred long-term industrial load rates from being subject to securitization charges; the bill passed 82 to 20.

    November 14, 2024

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Voted no on House Roll Call 259, passing Senate Bill 662, which revised inland lake financing provisions and the statutory definition of lake level; the bill passed the House 68 to 42.

    June 26, 2024

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Voted no on House Roll Call 449, passing House Bill 4885, which created a medication aide training and permit program at health facilities and increased certain fees; the bill passed the House 83 to 27.

    November 1, 2023

    Source: michiganvotes.org · researched July 24, 2026

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