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October 24 2023 Repealed ban on paid transportation to polling locations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April 5 2023 Repealed Act 328, which previously banned abortion and other behaviors
March 24 2023 Repealed Right-to-work law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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