Michigan House of Representatives
Lower house of the Michigan Legislature
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April 25 2024 | Special elections to be held for House Districts 13 and 25 to fill vacancies created by Stone and Coleman's mayoral elections. |
January 30 2024 | Special election primary scheduled for House Districts 13 and 25 following the election of Lori Stone and Kevin Coleman as mayors of Warren and Westland. |
January 1 2024 | The second session of the 102nd Michigan Legislature commenced. |
2023 | Winnie Brinks became the first woman majority leader of the Senate, marking a significant milestone in Michigan political representation. |
2023 | Joe Tate became the first African American speaker of the House, breaking historical barriers in Michigan legislative leadership. |
2023 | Jeremy Moss became the first LGBT person to serve as Senate president pro tempore, representing increased diversity in state legislative leadership. |
November 30 2023 | Signed multiple election-related bills, including automatic restoration of voting rights for former prisoners, criminalizing poll worker intimidation, regulating AI-generated political ads, and tightening election certification process |
November 14 2023 | The first session of the 102nd Michigan Legislature concluded. |
October 24 2023 | Repealed ban on paid transportation to polling locations |
June 15 2023 | Signed CROWN Act protecting against discrimination based on hair style and texture |
May 23 2023 | Signed red flag law related to firearms regulations |
April 5 2023 | Repealed Act 328, which previously banned abortion and other behaviors |
March 24 2023 | Repealed Right-to-work law |
March 16 2023 | Signed expansion of Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBT protections |
January 30 2023 | Signed legislation increasing funding for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization |
January 1 2023 | The 102nd Michigan Legislature began its first session, marking the first time Democrats have held both houses of the legislature and the governorship since 1983-1984. |
2022 | Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected, resulting in Democratic majorities in both chambers for the first time since 1984. |
2018 | Michigan Proposal 2 was passed, creating the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which drew the districts for this legislature based on the 2020 US Census. |
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