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Brenda Carter

MI House District 53

Democratic Michigan since Jan 1, 2023

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MI House District 53 current Michigan	Democratic	Jan 1, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MI House District 29 Michigan	Democratic	—	Dec 31, 2022	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (510 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HB 4917 Food: other; licensing of butter graders; eliminate. Amends sec. 157 of 2001 PA 267 (MCL 288.717).	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #321 Yeas 69 Nays 29 Excused 0 Not Voting 12	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 371e554d-a196-4433-bd5d-c2cdba3dfabb	Dec 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/371e554d-a196-4433-bd5d-c2cdba3dfabb CC0-1.0
HB 4314 Environmental protection: water pollution; removal of surface debris without a permit; allow…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #320 Yeas 87 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 12	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 8860e7a7-c990-4b22-b808-2af59ceec090	Dec 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8860e7a7-c990-4b22-b808-2af59ceec090 CC0-1.0
SB 595 Land use: other; Michigan-Indiana boundary; provide for survey of parts and for grants to county…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #322 Yeas 98 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 12	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 341638a3-edea-4ab1-9174-811b06f01eef	Dec 10, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/341638a3-edea-4ab1-9174-811b06f01eef CC0-1.0
HB 4470 Highways: bridges; Mackinac Bridge; designate as a key facility. Amends sec. 552c of 1931 PA 328…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #318 Yeas 92 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 896099c0-f3f9-455f-9e84-f6b771ed5f24	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/896099c0-f3f9-455f-9e84-f6b771ed5f24 CC0-1.0
HB 4822 Natural resources: other; natural resources commission; require to live stream all meetings. Amends…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #319 Yeas 99 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll aa6da02d-c87a-4420-a6b5-26219af1fe4a	Dec 9, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa6da02d-c87a-4420-a6b5-26219af1fe4a CC0-1.0
HB 4860 Insurance: health insurers; methods of payments and reimbursements for dental benefits; provide…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #293 Yeas 99 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 769cff0c-c263-4034-8bd0-fa41016d6f59	Nov 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/769cff0c-c263-4034-8bd0-fa41016d6f59 CC0-1.0
HB 4726 Health facilities: county medical care facilities; maintenance of effort reimbursement; extend…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #294 Yeas 97 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 3e0c29e5-27c6-4501-a84d-21c67b079638	Nov 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e0c29e5-27c6-4501-a84d-21c67b079638 CC0-1.0
HB 5080 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for disarming a law enforcement…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #296 Yeas 75 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll a04d8923-ffe8-46bd-9737-36c329e76dc9	Nov 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a04d8923-ffe8-46bd-9737-36c329e76dc9 CC0-1.0
HB 5079 Crimes: public office and officers; penalties for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #295 Yeas 75 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 415c8de0-bf7a-4466-91f5-09715eb9a6fe	Nov 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/415c8de0-bf7a-4466-91f5-09715eb9a6fe CC0-1.0
HR 214 A resolution to urge the United States Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to…	roll call Roll Call #297 Yeas 54 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 5beeadcd-2638-4def-b703-7f32f8dd80dd	Nov 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5beeadcd-2638-4def-b703-7f32f8dd80dd CC0-1.0
HB 4930 Health: licensing; name requirements for licensure; provide for. Amends sec. 16177 of 1978 PA 368…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #291 Yeas 100 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 820c00bc-fad0-48d4-abc8-33f869fdfc10	Nov 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/820c00bc-fad0-48d4-abc8-33f869fdfc10 CC0-1.0
HB 4929 Health: licensing; procedure for voluntary relinquishment of license; provide for. Amends sec…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #292 Yeas 99 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 8039f0bd-2ef0-4bd4-a093-934283da8f42	Nov 5, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8039f0bd-2ef0-4bd4-a093-934283da8f42 CC0-1.0
HB 4089 Highways: memorial; portion of US-10 in Midland; designate as the "Army Specialist Levi K. Hoover…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #280 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 7fe7182e-4bac-460e-9c54-e8970d1bb013	Oct 30, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7fe7182e-4bac-460e-9c54-e8970d1bb013 CC0-1.0
SB 596 State finance: budgets; legislatively directed spending items; create a request and monitoring…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #285 Yeas 99 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 16e1b18d-656d-49d1-90b2-1f51a768caeb	Oct 30, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16e1b18d-656d-49d1-90b2-1f51a768caeb CC0-1.0
HB 4427 Counties: employees and officers; brown alert for dangerous levels of sewage or E. coli; require…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #283 Yeas 94 Nays 10 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll bc01beb8-5f19-43a9-8873-366d34c656db	Oct 30, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc01beb8-5f19-43a9-8873-366d34c656db CC0-1.0
HB 4420 State management: funds; form to disclose legislatively directed spending items; create. Amends…	roll call Roll Call #284 Yeas 98 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 59c260b6-2c70-4063-bca9-85ff5d804fc0	Oct 30, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59c260b6-2c70-4063-bca9-85ff5d804fc0 CC0-1.0
HB 4307 Health occupations: physicians; voluntary reporting to secretary of state patients with certain…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #282 Yeas 102 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 05e268a7-c8e0-45f9-a252-5fd7cef55109	Oct 30, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05e268a7-c8e0-45f9-a252-5fd7cef55109 CC0-1.0
HB 4306 Traffic control: driver license; exceptions to driver license suspension for certain individuals…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #281 Yeas 102 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 0f221136-c58d-4c7f-a1e1-05ec484696e3	Oct 30, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f221136-c58d-4c7f-a1e1-05ec484696e3 CC0-1.0
HB 4663 Liquor: licenses; certain donations to nonprofits; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 -…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #278 Yeas 85 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll c3e8b5d2-6b2b-4d99-908d-60d2e418f71b	Oct 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3e8b5d2-6b2b-4d99-908d-60d2e418f71b CC0-1.0
HB 4591 Health occupations: counselors; professional counselors licensure compact; provide for. Amends sec…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #276 Yeas 83 Nays 23 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a6efd5fa-e9cb-4faa-9769-4d91dae1204f	Oct 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a6efd5fa-e9cb-4faa-9769-4d91dae1204f CC0-1.0
HB 4642 Campaign finance: violations; authority of the attorney general's office to resolve violations…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #279 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d89d25e1-25e1-4224-aa79-b7f0ed7c87da	Oct 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d89d25e1-25e1-4224-aa79-b7f0ed7c87da CC0-1.0
HB 5092 Animals: exotic; breeding license requirements; modify. Amends sec. 22a of 2000 PA 274 (MCL…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #277 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c43be97-bd7b-4c6e-b722-aa9cf94386a4	Oct 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c43be97-bd7b-4c6e-b722-aa9cf94386a4 CC0-1.0
HB 4125 Higher education: education programs; nuclear and hydrogen education grant program; create. Creates…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #271 Yeas 80 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll fa6169e5-a599-4d20-bc52-0a023c03ceff	Oct 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa6169e5-a599-4d20-bc52-0a023c03ceff CC0-1.0
HB 4128 Corporate income tax: credits; credit for advanced small modular reactor generated power; provide…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #274 Yeas 78 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 6dd5fd15-0201-4cc6-86a5-f8a38c7fe729	Oct 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6dd5fd15-0201-4cc6-86a5-f8a38c7fe729 CC0-1.0
HB 4509 Health occupations: audiologists; audiologist and speech language pathologist licensure compact…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #269 Yeas 101 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 308ed427-fc08-47b1-84df-a6bfc5e2a95d	Oct 28, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/308ed427-fc08-47b1-84df-a6bfc5e2a95d CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)

HR 255 MI · —
A resolution to declare March 2026 as Kidney Month in the state of Michigan.

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HB 5546 MI · —
Financial institutions: payday lending; deferred presentment services transactions act; revise internal references related to money transmission services…

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HB 4208 MI · —
Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608)…

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HB 4324 MI · —
Individual income tax: administration; information for taxpayers regarding the classification of an individual as an independent contractor; incorporate in…

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HB 5402 MI · —
Food: service establishments; per menu item allergy notice; provide for. Amends sec. 6101 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.6101).

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HB 5186 MI · —
Worker's compensation: benefits; eligibility to receive benefits and amount of benefits paid to an injured worker; modify. Amends secs. 301, 311, 313, 351…

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HB 5204 MI · —
Insurance: health insurers; prescription drug coverage for metastatic cancer; prohibit certain conditions. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by…

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HB 4005 MI · —
Local government: other; local financial stability and choice act; repeal. Repeals 2012 PA 436 (MCL 141.1541 - 141.1575).

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HB 4054 MI · —
State: symbol; monarch butterfly; designate as the official state butterfly. Creates new act.

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HB 4992 MI · —
Housing: landlord and tenants; methods of communication between landlords and tenants; update. Amends secs. 3, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 of 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.603…

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