Michigan Criminal Justice Key Votes
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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2006 | MI | Amend | Probation and Parole Violator Welfare Restriction | Amendment Adopted - House (83 - 16) |
| May 18, 2006 | MI | Amend | Welfare Restrictions for Drug Felonys | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 16) |
| May 18, 2006 | MI | Amend | Welfare Restrictions for Drug Felonys | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 16) |
| Jan. 14, 2020 | MI | HB 4020 | Authorizes the Sale of Stun Guns to Individuals Over the Age of 18 | Bill Passed - House (84 - 24) |
| Feb. 4, 2021 | MI | HB 4047 | Appropriates Funds for the COVID-19 Recovery | Bill Passed - House (60 - 49) |
| March 3, 2021 | MI | HB 4061 | Prohibits Using the Public Threat Alert System for Executive Orders | Bill Passed - House (63 - 47) |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | MI | HB 4090 | Expanding Early Voting | Bill Passed - House (58 - 50) |
| Feb. 19, 2008 | MI | HB 4092 | DNA Testing for Violent Felonies | Bill Passed - House (104 - 4) |
| Feb. 19, 2008 | MI | HB 4092 | DNA Testing for Violent Felonies | Bill Passed - House (104 - 4) |
| Dec. 3, 2014 | MI | HB 4118 | Requires Drug Testing For Certain Welfare Recipients | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 35) |
| May 1, 2013 | MI | HB 4118 | Requires Drug Testing For Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (77 - 33) |
| Nov. 9, 2023 | MI | HB 4127 | Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| Nov. 9, 2023 | MI | HB 4128 | Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| Dec. 5, 2007 | MI | HB 4163 | Workplace Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (56 - 46) |
| June 30, 2022 | MI | HB 4195 | Amends Divorce Filing Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (103 - 3) |
| March 10, 2021 | MI | HB 4219 | Authorizes Drivers with a Conviction for DUI to Remove it from the Record Books | Bill Passed - House (93 - 17) |
| March 10, 2021 | MI | HB 4220 | Authorizes First-Time DUI Offenders to Apply for Expungement from a Judge | Bill Passed - House (93 - 17) |
| Sept. 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4231 | Appropriates $2.2 Billion for the State Corrections Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 | Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 51) |
| Jan. 25, 2022 | MI | HB 4277 | Expands Prohibition on Device Use While Driving | Bill Passed - House (75 - 26) |
| May 26, 2009 | MI | HB 4377 | Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (73 - 31) |
| April 20, 2010 | MI | HB 4394 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 33) |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | MI | HB 4404 | Prohibiting Life Without Parole Sentencing for Juveniles | Bill Passed - House (59 - 47) |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | MI | HB 4405 | Juvenile Parole Eligibility Reform | Bill Passed - House (63 - 43) |
| June 7, 2017 | MI | HB 4416 | Authorizes Individuals to Carry Firearms Without Permits | Bill Passed - House (59 - 49) |
| May 24, 2019 | MI | HB 4434 | Amends Fines and Sentences for Conceal Carry Violations | Bill Passed - House (90 - 19) |
| Sept. 29, 2009 | MI | HB 4437 | 2009-2010 Department of Corrections Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 23) |
| May 7, 2015 | MI | HB 4467 | Authorizes Private High-Security Prisons | Bill Passed - House (57 - 53) |
| June 20, 2023 | MI | HB 4474 | Specifies what Constitutes a Hate Crime | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| June 20, 2023 | MI | HB 4475 | Establishes Additional Code of Criminal Procedures | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| June 20, 2023 | MI | HB 4476 | Specifies what Constitutes Institutional Desecration | Bill Passed - House (83 - 26) |
| June 20, 2023 | MI | HB 4477 | Establishes Additional Code of Criminal Procedures for Institutional Desecration | Bill Passed - House (82 - 27) |
| Sept. 10, 2020 | MI | HB 4488 | Limits the Use of Criminal Background Checks to Prohibit Occupational Licensure | Bill Passed - House (106 - 0) |
| May 25, 2021 | MI | HB 4501 | Prohibits Levying Fines Towards Businesses for Violations of COVID-19 Emergency Orders | Bill Passed - House (74 - 34) |
| Feb. 14, 2008 | MI | HB 4505 | Changes to Driver's License Eligibility | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 5) |
| Sept. 27, 2023 | MI | HB 4568 | Authorizes Motor Vehicle Hiring to Transport Voters to Polls | Bill Passed - House (56 - 54) |
| June 2, 2021 | MI | HB 4667 | Prohibits a Governmental Entity from Mandating the Use of Vaccine Passports | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |
| June 2, 2021 | MI | HB 4667 | Prohibits a Governmental Entity from Mandating the Use of Vaccine Passports | Bill Passed - House (62 - 47) |
| Feb. 21, 2008 | MI | HB 4675 | Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association Open Meetings and Public Access Requirements | Bill Passed - House (66 - 38) |
| June 21, 2022 | MI | HB 4699 | Amends Statute Relating to Criminal Sexual Conduct | Bill Passed - House (105 - 0) |
| March 17, 2020 | MI | HB 4729 | Appropriates Funds for COVID-19 Coronavirus Response | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 0) |
| March 24, 2016 | MI | HB 4787 | Prohibits Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Have an Abortion | Bill Passed - House (65 - 43) |
| March 13, 2012 | MI | HB 4799 | Prohibits Coercing a Woman into Having an Abortion | Bill Passed - House (72 - 37) |
| May 20, 2009 | MI | HB 4836 | Hate Crimes | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
| May 20, 2009 | MI | HB 4836 | Hate Crimes | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
| April 12, 2018 | MI | HB 4891 | Authorizes Parents to Monitor Child's Communications | Bill Passed - House (105 - 3) |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | MI | HB 4948 | Requires Juvenile Records from Prospective Tenants | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | MI | HB 4951 | Repeals Previously Established Felony Criminal Abortions | Bill Passed - House (56 - 54) |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | MI | HB 4956 | Repeals and Expunges Individual Criminal Records | Bill Passed - House (56 - 54) |
| Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | HB 4980 | Establishes a System to Automatically Set Aside Certain Convictions Under Certain Circumstances | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 12) |
| Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | HB 4982 | Authorizes Convicts of Marijuana Misdemeanors to Apply for Expungement | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 7) |
| March 29, 2012 | MI | HB 5061 | Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Ballots | Bill Passed - House (65 - 45) |
| May 28, 2008 | MI | HB 5074 | Ban Smoking in Places of Employment and Public Places with Exceptions for Casinos, Cigar Bars, and Specialty Tobacco Stores | Bill Passed - House (65 - 39) |
| Dec. 4, 2008 | MI | HB 5117 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - House (68 - 32) |
| Nov. 5, 2019 | MI | HB 5120 | Authorizes Criminal Records Expungement for Certain Crimes | Bill Passed - House (100 - 8) |
| Oct. 20, 2021 | MI | HB 5166 | Authorizes the Distribution of Opioid Antagonists | Bill Passed - House (100 - 4) |
| Nov. 9, 2023 | MI | HB 5209 | Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals | Bill Passed - House (56 - 53) |
| June 7, 2012 | MI | HB 5223 | Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (71 - 37) |
| March 4, 2020 | MI | HB 5479 | Prohibits Gun Buyback Programs by Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
| March 8, 2018 | MI | HB 5531 | Requires Expulsion of Students Convicted of Criminal Sexual Conduct | Bill Passed - House (93 - 14) |
| Sept. 26, 2018 | MI | HB 5548 | Establishes Online Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (107 - 0) |
| June 24, 2020 | MI | HB 5672 | Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Have Implants | Bill Passed - House (104 - 2) |
| Dec. 2, 2020 | MI | HB 5679 | Amends the Sex Offender Registry Act | Bill Passed - House (80 - 24) |
| Dec. 2, 2020 | MI | HB 5679 | Amends the Sex Offender Registry Act | Bill Passed - House (80 - 24) |
| March 16, 2022 | MI | HB 5682 | Increases Fines for Assaulting On-Duty Health Professionals, Medical Volunteers | Bill Passed - House (88 - 16) |
| Sept. 24, 2020 | MI | HB 5881 | Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations | Bill Passed - House (74 - 29) |
| May 15, 2018 | MI | HB 5901 | Extends Funding for Statewide Trauma System | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
| Dec. 4, 2014 | MI | HB 5958 | Prohibits Government from Burdening an Individual's Exercise of Religion | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| Dec. 4, 2014 | MI | HB 5958 | Prohibits Government from Burdening an Individual's Exercise of Religion | Bill Passed - House (59 - 50) |
| Oct. 14, 2020 | MI | HB 6030 | Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 15) |
| May 24, 2018 | MI | HB 6043 | Requires School Districts to Report Inappropriate Conduct within 60 Days | Bill Passed - House (88 - 21) |
| May 30, 2006 | MI | HB 6085 | Disclosure of Citizenship on Driver's License | Bill Passed - House (76 - 27) |
| June 15, 2022 | MI | HB 6108 | Prohibits Sale of Tobacco, Vapor Products to Persons Under 21 | Bill Passed - House (79 - 26) |
| June 15, 2022 | MI | HB 6109 | Prohibits Anyone Under 21 From Entering a Specialty Tobacco Shop | Bill Passed - House (78 - 27) |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | MI | HB 6354 | Amends Law in Regard to Hunting | (73 - 33) |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | MI | H Sub for Sub SB 240 | 2007-2008 Transportation Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (88 - 21) |
| March 10, 2022 | MI | SB 11 | Limits Emergency Gun Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (58 - 43) |
| Dec. 4, 2018 | MI | SB 1175 | Amends Laws Regarding State Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - House (60 - 48) |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | MI | SB 229 | 2007-2008 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 25) |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | MI | SB 232 | 2007-2008 Department of Human Services Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 50) |
| Oct. 30, 2007 | MI | SB 233 | 2007-2008 State Judiciary Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (102 - 7) |
| Oct. 29, 2007 | MI | SB 238 | 2007-2008 Department of State Police Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 14) |
| Sept. 17, 2009 | MI | SB 253 | 2009-2010 Department of State Police Budget | Bill Passed - House (68 - 39) |
| Dec. 3, 2014 | MI | SB 275 | Requires Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (75 - 34) |
| Feb. 4, 2014 | MI | SB 319 | Amends the Sentencing Procedure for Certain Juvenile Offenders | Bill Passed - House (62 - 48) |
| Feb. 25, 2015 | MI | SB 34 | Amends Concealed Carry Licensing Procedures | Bill Passed - House (76 - 34) |
| March 8, 2023 | MI | SB 4 | Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Bill Passed - House (64 - 45) |
| May 26, 2021 | MI | SB 400 | Extends the Time for Filing an Application to Set Aside a First Violation OWI Offense | Bill Passed - House (91 - 18) |
| Dec. 11, 2008 | MI | SB 505 | Authorizing Judges to Carry Concealed Weapons in Courtrooms | Bill Passed - House (80 - 18) |
| June 30, 2022 | MI | SB 576 | Prohibits Distributing Tobacco by Mail to Anyone Under 21 | Bill Passed - House (78 - 28) |
| June 30, 2022 | MI | SB 577 | Amends the Age of Majority Act of 1971 to Reflect an Increase in the Legal Tobacco Consumption Age | Bill Passed - House (79 - 27) |
| Dec. 13, 2012 | MI | SB 59 | Expands Areas Where Concealed Weapons are Authorized | Bill Passed - House (68 - 41) |
| Dec. 21, 2020 | MI | SB 604 | Extends Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 4) |
| Nov. 6, 2013 | MI | SB 652 | Amends Court of Claims Judge Appointment Procedures | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
| Dec. 1, 2020 | MI | SB 70 | Authorizes Certain Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Human Trafficking | Bill Passed - House (102 - 1) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | MI | SB 720 | Expands Tobacco Regulations; Establishes Taxes; Authorizes Seizure and Sale of Property | (78 - 23) |
| June 12, 2012 | MI | SB 754 | Requires Photo Identification for Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
| May 27, 2008 | MI | SB 776 | Late-Term/Partial-Birth Abortion Ban | Bill Passed - House (74 - 32) |
| Feb. 2, 2017 | MI | SB 8 | Amends Parole Programs and Procedures | Bill Passed - House (35 - 0) |
| June 12, 2012 | MI | SB 803 | Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote | Bill Passed - House (67 - 43) |
| Dec. 18, 2020 | MI | SB 857 | Limits Governor's Power for Declaring a State of Emergency | Bill Passed - House (57 - 43) |