Michigan Vote Reports

Would codify a state advisory council to recommend policies to the governor and state agencies aimed at addressing alleged discrimination and racial inequities.

Broadens the definition of "sex" to explicitly include pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions, ensuring these are protected under anti-discrimination law.

Expands the state's ability to investigate and penalize deceptive or fraudulent business practices.

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, transfer, or possession of bump stocks and multiburst trigger activators.

Regulates carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in Michigan.

Sets the 2025-2026 school-aid budget, appropriating about $22.3 billion for K-12 public education.

Prohibits Michigan state and local governments from granting economic-development incentives or subsidies to foreign entities from designated "countries of concern."

Allows individuals and businesses to deduct certain government grants used for broadband expansion from their taxable income.

Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Michigan elections.

Sets the 2025-2026 school-aid budget, appropriating about $22.3 billion for K-12 public education.

Eliminates the state licensing requirement for butter graders.

Prohibits cities, counties, townships, and villages in Michigan from banning the use of natural gas.

Bans firearm possession in and around election-related locations.

Mandates kindergarten attendance for five-year-old Michigan children starting in the 2025-2026 school year.

Revises Michigan's election-recount process by increasing per-precinct recount fees and setting a 48-hour deadline for filing recount petitions after vote certification.

Bans the use of someone's actual or perceived sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation as evidence for certain legal defenses.

Requires Michigan insurers to cover telemedicine the same as in-person visits and cannot demand face-to-face visits if telemedicine is suitable.

Mandates extensive training hours and a department-approved exam for cosmetology and electrology instructors, requires manicurists and estheticians to meet higher age, education, and training standards, and offers limited licenses for those specializing in certain services.

Bans discrimination in real estate based on religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, familial status, and income source, including rental assistance. It applies to brokers, landlords, and others in property transactions.

Raises weight limits for natural gas or electric vehicles and makes other adjustments.

Requires Michigan insurers to cover telemedicine the same as in-person visits and cannot demand face-to-face visits if telemedicine is suitable.

Mandates extensive training hours and a department-approved exam for cosmetology and electrology instructors, requires manicurists and estheticians to meet higher age, education, and training standards, and offers limited licenses for those specializing in certain services.

Expands the state's prevailing-wage law to cover private-sector solar, wind, and energy-storage projects over two megawatts, and mandates a registration system for contractors.

Revises Michigan's election-recount process by increasing per-precinct recount fees and setting a 48-hour deadline for filing recount petitions after vote certification.

Abolishes "right-to-work" provisions for private employees, eliminating their ability to refrain from labor organization and collective bargaining.

Repeals criminal sentencing guidelines for administering an abortion.

Designates Juneteenth a public holiday on June 19th.

Requires each city or township to have at least one absent voter ballot drop box that registered electors in that city or township may use to return voted absent voter ballots and completed absent voter ballot applications.

Extends the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to cover privately owned agricultural property, alongside existing commercial and industrial coverage.

Enacts a red flag law known as the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act.

Abolishes "right-to-work" provisions for private employees, eliminating their ability to refrain from labor organization and collective bargaining.

Repeals criminal sentencing guidelines for administering an abortion.

Proposes amendments to the handgun licensure act, mandating specific safety measures for individuals who leave firearms unattended in places they control or on others' premises where a minor may be present.

Prohibits the use or handling of a mobile electronic device while driving on public roadways.

Designates Juneteenth a public holiday on June 19th.

Requires each city or township to have at least one absent voter ballot drop box that registered electors in that city or township may use to return voted absent voter ballots and completed absent voter ballot applications.

Provides $19.6 billion to public school districts, as part of the state's education omnibus appropriation bill for FY 2022-23.

Would amend the Michigan Constitution to reduce current term limits for state legislators to a combined total of 12 years and require state elected officials to file an annual public financial disclosure report.

Would require that a voter without his or her identification for election purposes vote with a provisional ballot to be processed after the election.

Would amend the state's handgun licensing law to provide that an executive emergency order does not affect the issuance or renewal of a concealed pistol license (CPL).

Appropriated $1.3 billion in federal COVID-19 funding for FY 2020-21, including $600 million to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Would limit the effectiveness of an emergency public health order to control an epidemic to 28 days unless an extension is approved by the Legislature.

Provides $19.6 billion to public school districts, as part of the state's education omnibus appropriation bill for FY 2022-23.

Would amend the Michigan Constitution to reduce current term limits for state legislators to a combined total of 12 years and require state elected officials to file an annual public financial disclosure report.

Would amend the state's handgun licensing law to provide that an executive emergency order does not affect the issuance or renewal of a concealed pistol license (CPL).

Would require that a voter without his or her identification for election purposes vote with a provisional ballot to be processed after the election.

Appropriated $1.3 billion in federal COVID-19 funding for FY 2020-21, including $600 million to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Would limit the effectiveness of an emergency public health order to control an epidemic to 28 days unless an extension is approved by the Legislature.