2020 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:

  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

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Dec. 21, 2020 MI SB 604 Extends Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 4)
Dec. 18, 2020 MI SB 857 Limits Governor's Power for Declaring a State of Emergency Bill Passed - House (57 - 43)
Dec. 9, 2020 MI SB 1252 Appropriates $600 Million to the Flint Water Settlement Trust Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
Dec. 3, 2020 MI SB 1048 Reduces Mandatory Minimum Sentences Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
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)
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)
Oct. 14, 2020 MI HB 6030 Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 15)
Oct. 14, 2020 MI HB 6030 Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
Oct. 1, 2020 MI HB 5881 Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
Sept. 30, 2020 MI SB 977 Increases the Punishment for Fraudulent Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
Sept. 30, 2020 MI HB 4332 Authorizes Use of Pneumatic Guns Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Sept. 24, 2020 MI HB 4982 Authorizes Convicts of Marijuana Misdemeanors to Apply for Expungement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 7)
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 4980 Establishes a System to Automatically Set Aside Certain Convictions Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
Sept. 24, 2020 MI SB 977 Increases the Punishment for Fraudulent Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (77 - 26)
Sept. 24, 2020 MI HB 5881 Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations Bill Passed - House (74 - 29)
Sept. 23, 2020 MI HB 4982 Authorizes Convicts of Marijuana Misdemeanors to Apply for Expungement Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
Sept. 23, 2020 MI SB 681 Authorizes Expungement of Misdemeanor Traffic Records for Juvenile Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3)
Sept. 23, 2020 MI SB 682 Prohibits the Public from Viewing Juvenile Criminal Records and Limits the Amount of People able to Review Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3)
Sept. 10, 2020 MI HB 4488 Limits the Use of Criminal Background Checks to Prohibit Occupational Licensure Bill Passed - House (106 - 0)
July 23, 2020 MI SB 899 Extends Certain Immunities and Liabilities to Healthcare Providers and Facilities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
July 22, 2020 MI SB 899 Extends Certain Immunities and Liabilities to Healthcare Providers and Facilities Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
June 24, 2020 MI HB 5672 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Have Implants Bill Passed - House (104 - 2)
June 4, 2020 MI SB 945 Requires Implicit Bias and De-Escalation Training for Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
12/21 SB 604 Extends Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 4)
12/18 SB 857 Limits Governor's Power for Declaring a State of Emergency Bill Passed - House (57 - 43)
12/09 SB 1252 Appropriates $600 Million to the Flint Water Settlement Trust Fund Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
12/03 SB 1048 Reduces Mandatory Minimum Sentences Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 1)
12/02 HB 5679 Amends the Sex Offender Registry Act Bill Passed - House (80 - 24)
12/02 HB 5679 Amends the Sex Offender Registry Act Bill Passed - House (80 - 24)
12/01 SB 70 Authorizes Certain Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Human Trafficking Bill Passed - House (102 - 1)
10/14 HB 6030 Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 15)
10/14 HB 6030 Establishes a Minimum Threshold for COVID-19 Business Lawsuits Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14)
10/01 HB 5881 Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
9/30 SB 977 Increases the Punishment for Fraudulent Absentee Voting Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
9/30 HB 4332 Authorizes Use of Pneumatic Guns Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
9/24 HB 4982 Authorizes Convicts of Marijuana Misdemeanors to Apply for Expungement Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 7)
9/24 HB 4980 Establishes a System to Automatically Set Aside Certain Convictions Under Certain Circumstances Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 12)
9/24 HB 4980 Establishes a System to Automatically Set Aside Certain Convictions Under Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
9/24 SB 977 Increases the Punishment for Fraudulent Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (77 - 26)
9/24 HB 5881 Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Absentee Voting Law Violations Bill Passed - House (74 - 29)
9/23 HB 4982 Authorizes Convicts of Marijuana Misdemeanors to Apply for Expungement Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2)
9/23 SB 681 Authorizes Expungement of Misdemeanor Traffic Records for Juvenile Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3)
9/23 SB 682 Prohibits the Public from Viewing Juvenile Criminal Records and Limits the Amount of People able to Review Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 3)
9/10 HB 4488 Limits the Use of Criminal Background Checks to Prohibit Occupational Licensure Bill Passed - House (106 - 0)
7/23 SB 899 Extends Certain Immunities and Liabilities to Healthcare Providers and Facilities Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 13)
7/22 SB 899 Extends Certain Immunities and Liabilities to Healthcare Providers and Facilities Bill Passed - House (56 - 51)
6/24 HB 5672 Prohibits Employers from Requiring Employees to Have Implants Bill Passed - House (104 - 2)
6/04 SB 945 Requires Implicit Bias and De-Escalation Training for Law Enforcement Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 0)

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