HB 4470:  Designates the Mackinac Bridge as a key facility under the Michigan Penal Code.

Sponsor:  Rep. Prestin (R)                        

Passage:  92-8 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: It should be clear that the penalties for key facilities, such as entering a chemical or utility facility, should apply to this piece of state infrastructure.

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HB 4822:  Requires the Natural Resources Commission to conduct a live video conference of their public meetings, publish a link to these meetings at least 24 hours ahead of time, make past meetings available on their website, and maintain a publicly available archive of all past meetings, organized and searchable by date and subject matter.

Sponsor:  Rep. Fairbairn (R)                    

Passage:  99-1 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: This legislation will provide increased transparency of the NRC decision-making process.

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HB 4314:  Would allow for lakefront property owners to manually or mechanically remove free-floating vegetation or debris from shoreline waters without the need for obtaining a permit.

Sponsor:  Rep. St. Germaine (R)                            

Passage:  87-11 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: This legislation would allow lakefront property owners to address cleaning up the shoreline of harmful algae without requiring a permit, the same as inland lakes.

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HB 4917:  Would eliminate the state’s licensing requirement for butter graders.

Sponsor:  Rep. Smit (R)                             

Passage:  69-29 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: Eliminates the administrative burden of state approval for graders, making the process more accessible for producers and inspectors.

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SB 595:  Enables the Michigan-Indiana State Line Commission to provide adjacent counties with grants to survey the Michigan-Indiana State Line and extends the deadline for resurveying the state line.

Sponsor:  Sen. Lindsey (R)                       

Passage:  98-0 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: Extending the deadline is necessary to complete the project.

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BILL PACKAGE HBs 4881 & 4882:  HB 4881 amends the Michigan Food Law by removing the exemption of the wholesale potato dealers act due to the repeal in HB 4882 would repeal the licensing of wholesale potato dealers in the Wholesale Potato Dealers Act.

Sponsor:  Rep. Neyer (R)                           

HB 4881 Passage:  98-3 with Immediate Effect

HB 4882 Passage:  97-4 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: $100,000 bond currently required won’t cover 10% of the dealer’s debts owed to potato growers as many of these work in millions of dollars a month.

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HB 4915:  Would prohibit the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) from promulgating or enforcing a rule that requires implicit bias training as a condition for license or registration renewal.

Sponsor:  Rep. Maddock (R)                    

Passage:  56-45 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: Implicit bias training promotes racial discrimination and undermines the unity of our communities and state.

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BILL PACKAGE HB 4836 & SB 349:  Allows students to waive the Workforce Readiness Assessment in the Michigan Merit Examination.

Sponsors:  Rep. Paquette (R) & Sen. Polehanki (D)

Passages:  101-0 with Immediate Effect

Why I voted YES: This bill gives students and parents more control over their education, letting them focus on assessments that align with their academic goals.