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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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5210 Establishes that Children Born Through Surrogacy or Assisted Reproduction are Legal Children for the Purposes of Inheritance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5214 Authorizes Alleged or Intended Parents of Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy to Sign Legally Binding Acknowledgements of Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5213 Establishes Procedures for Determining Paternity and Support of State Departments and Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5212 Repeals Determination of Parentage for Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy from the Revocation of Paternity Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5207 Establishes and Authorizes Assisted Reproduction Including Surrogacy Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5208 Establishes Birth Certificates for Children whose Parentage is Determined Under the Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy Parentage Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5211 Establishes Legal Protections for Children Born Through Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Methods like IVF Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5209 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
March 19, 2024 MI HB 5215 Amends Genetic DNA Testing Requirements for Certain Parental Cases Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
Feb. 29, 2024 MI HB 4128 Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Feb. 29, 2024 MI HB 4127 Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
Jan. 25, 2024 MI SB 515 Authorizes a Statement Concerning Prostitution or Human Trafficking to be Admissible as Evidence Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Jan. 25, 2024 MI SB 516 Authorizes Evidence of a Defendant's Prior Commission of Commercial Sexual Activity, Human Trafficking, or Prostitution be Admissible in Court Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Jan. 25, 2024 MI SB 517 Prohibits a Victim or Witness Necessary for Prosecution in a Human Trafficking Case from being Excused from Testifying if Evidence would Degrade or Incriminate Them Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 374 Requires Candidates for Public Office File Financial Disclosure Reports Before Assuming Office Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 374 Requires Candidates for Public Office File Financial Disclosure Reports Before Assuming Office Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 441 Amends Reporting Requirements for the Commercial Fishing Industry Bill Passed - House (87 - 20)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 613 Requires Broad Financial Disclosure for State Officials Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 616 Prohibits Certain Candidate Expenditures and Disbursements Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 615 Establishes Exceptions for Expenditure Disclosure Requirements Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 614 Requires Broad Financial Disclosure for State Candidates for Public Office Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI HB 4942 Transfers 2 Parcels of Land in Lansing to the Michigan House of Representatives Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 570 Authorizes County Clerks to Appoint a Designee to Conduct Election Audits Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 169 Requires Public Employers Provide Collective Bargaining Representatives with Employee Contact Information Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
Nov. 9, 2023 MI SB 185 Authorizes Graduate Student Research Assistants and Independent University Contractors to Unionize Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/19 HB 5210 Establishes that Children Born Through Surrogacy or Assisted Reproduction are Legal Children for the Purposes of Inheritance Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5214 Authorizes Alleged or Intended Parents of Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy to Sign Legally Binding Acknowledgements of Parentage Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5213 Establishes Procedures for Determining Paternity and Support of State Departments and Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5212 Repeals Determination of Parentage for Children Born via Assisted Reproduction or Surrogacy from the Revocation of Paternity Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5207 Establishes and Authorizes Assisted Reproduction Including Surrogacy Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5208 Establishes Birth Certificates for Children whose Parentage is Determined Under the Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy Parentage Act Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5211 Establishes Legal Protections for Children Born Through Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Methods like IVF Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
3/19 HB 5209 Establishes Sentencing Guidelines for Surrogate Parentage Contracts involving Minors or Intellectually Disabled Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
3/19 HB 5215 Amends Genetic DNA Testing Requirements for Certain Parental Cases Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
2/29 HB 4128 Prohibits Open Carrying at Ballot Drop Box Locations Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
2/29 HB 4127 Prohibits Open Carrying at Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
1/25 SB 515 Authorizes a Statement Concerning Prostitution or Human Trafficking to be Admissible as Evidence Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
1/25 SB 516 Authorizes Evidence of a Defendant's Prior Commission of Commercial Sexual Activity, Human Trafficking, or Prostitution be Admissible in Court Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
1/25 SB 517 Prohibits a Victim or Witness Necessary for Prosecution in a Human Trafficking Case from being Excused from Testifying if Evidence would Degrade or Incriminate Them Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
11/09 SB 374 Requires Candidates for Public Office File Financial Disclosure Reports Before Assuming Office Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 8)
11/09 SB 374 Requires Candidates for Public Office File Financial Disclosure Reports Before Assuming Office Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
11/09 SB 441 Amends Reporting Requirements for the Commercial Fishing Industry Bill Passed - House (87 - 20)
11/09 SB 613 Requires Broad Financial Disclosure for State Officials Bill Passed - House (59 - 49)
11/09 SB 616 Prohibits Certain Candidate Expenditures and Disbursements Bill Passed - House (62 - 46)
11/09 SB 615 Establishes Exceptions for Expenditure Disclosure Requirements Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
11/09 SB 614 Requires Broad Financial Disclosure for State Candidates for Public Office Bill Passed - House (61 - 47)
11/09 HB 4942 Transfers 2 Parcels of Land in Lansing to the Michigan House of Representatives Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 17)
11/09 SB 570 Authorizes County Clerks to Appoint a Designee to Conduct Election Audits Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - House (56 - 53)
11/09 SB 169 Requires Public Employers Provide Collective Bargaining Representatives with Employee Contact Information Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
11/09 SB 185 Authorizes Graduate Student Research Assistants and Independent University Contractors to Unionize Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)

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