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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 4024 Civil rights: privacy; restriction of student access to certain restrooms and changing areas based…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #190 Yeas 58 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll d44b8ec3-6617-43dc-88d7-4dfb6cf4ce39	Sep 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d44b8ec3-6617-43dc-88d7-4dfb6cf4ce39 CC0-1.0
HB 4518 Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #192 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 6101ba13-9bcc-4d91-8517-4fcb5776ea26	Sep 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6101ba13-9bcc-4d91-8517-4fcb5776ea26 CC0-1.0
HB 4219 Mental health: recipient rights; informed consent requirements for mental health treatment; provide…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #196 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 52fed84c-50ce-4ed8-a3bf-902f19010ab0	Sep 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52fed84c-50ce-4ed8-a3bf-902f19010ab0 CC0-1.0
HB 4517 Law enforcement: reports; communications under the amber alert act; modify. Amends title & secs. 1…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #191 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 7a70648e-c3cc-40a2-913c-05845bdfc1fa	Sep 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a70648e-c3cc-40a2-913c-05845bdfc1fa CC0-1.0
HB 4524 Property: recording; marketable record title act; revise. Amends title & secs. 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #194 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 105da456-2fd5-4513-894b-80a277a5b004	Sep 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/105da456-2fd5-4513-894b-80a277a5b004 CC0-1.0
HB 4358 Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 -…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #182 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 7354eeab-f402-479b-97d2-84fbf570328a	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7354eeab-f402-479b-97d2-84fbf570328a CC0-1.0
HB 4699 Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #185 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 33c40c5c-1893-4988-8c3f-a4c3829ac790	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/33c40c5c-1893-4988-8c3f-a4c3829ac790 CC0-1.0
HB 4398 Liquor: hours; guidelines regarding resolution to repeal prohibition of alcohol sales; modify…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #187 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 66ac994b-65ba-46d4-b04a-dcc0f0492c01	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/66ac994b-65ba-46d4-b04a-dcc0f0492c01 CC0-1.0
HB 4362 Law enforcement: reports; notification of the public by text message of a missing senior or…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #189 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f9a12e85-4dad-437c-b5f4-97f1183f00e3	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9a12e85-4dad-437c-b5f4-97f1183f00e3 CC0-1.0
HB 4017 Labor: health and safety; penalty for failure to report a death; decrease by the maximum allowable…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #188 Yeas 80 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 9b2a6f5e-7ab2-4d2c-8131-d5bb7f87d460	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9b2a6f5e-7ab2-4d2c-8131-d5bb7f87d460 CC0-1.0
HB 4698 Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 -…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #184 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll ae1effa1-50d1-4c99-96bb-c619bbea2ae0	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae1effa1-50d1-4c99-96bb-c619bbea2ae0 CC0-1.0
HB 4359 Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II &…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #183 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll ea8f0dba-f4e1-4c64-ae95-316b31f82a63	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea8f0dba-f4e1-4c64-ae95-316b31f82a63 CC0-1.0
HB 4746 Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge cards; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #186 Yeas 77 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll d5919272-e4a3-42da-bb48-cb0e91cec45d	Sep 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5919272-e4a3-42da-bb48-cb0e91cec45d CC0-1.0
HB 4706 Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for the fiscal year…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #181 Yeas 59 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 5e7231d6-67ad-42c9-8002-e1d3725fed00	Aug 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e7231d6-67ad-42c9-8002-e1d3725fed00 CC0-1.0
SB 70 Highways: memorial; portion of M-34; designate as the "Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr. Memorial…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #178 Yeas 100 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 10	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 3dcf28e3-bf65-4cac-9f0a-185089fbd3d0	Aug 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3dcf28e3-bf65-4cac-9f0a-185089fbd3d0 CC0-1.0
HB 4707 Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 -…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #177 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll ddbdf5b0-a411-47b1-9108-2999129d9cf7	Aug 20, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddbdf5b0-a411-47b1-9108-2999129d9cf7 CC0-1.0
HB 4415 Counties: boards and commissions; requirement for competitive bidding by county road commissions on…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #175 Yeas 83 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 8	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 535f7ee2-2ff2-47ab-ac81-ecb1f666f1bd	Aug 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/535f7ee2-2ff2-47ab-ac81-ecb1f666f1bd CC0-1.0
HB 4047 Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual…	roll call Roll Call #174 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 8	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 07894534-4a87-4400-8346-61f4fad9735f	Aug 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/07894534-4a87-4400-8346-61f4fad9735f CC0-1.0
HB 4543 Individual income tax: home heating credit; adjustments based on Detroit Consumer Price Index…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #176 Yeas 88 Nays 14 Excused 0 Not Voting 8	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 734c0000-89a7-4e3f-bbab-937efeef27f0	Aug 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/734c0000-89a7-4e3f-bbab-937efeef27f0 CC0-1.0
HB 4369 Education: meals; certain substances served in school foods; prohibit. Amends 2000 PA 92 (MCL…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #170 Yeas 58 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 05227d0c-2dfc-4502-847b-e0b5eabb6ee2	Jul 1, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05227d0c-2dfc-4502-847b-e0b5eabb6ee2 CC0-1.0
HB 4391 Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #168 Yeas 61 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll d770b5ba-1f06-4b50-911d-4fc814e91d2a	Jul 1, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d770b5ba-1f06-4b50-911d-4fc814e91d2a CC0-1.0
HB 4390 Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #169 Yeas 61 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll b1f5031c-28b5-4dae-b474-966f2ce02822	Jul 1, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1f5031c-28b5-4dae-b474-966f2ce02822 CC0-1.0
HB 4214 Transportation: school vehicles; procedures when approaching a school bus displaying yellow…	defeated Roll Call #167 Yeas 52 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 5bde6637-5ce9-4e86-9a55-93c47f206f85	Jun 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5bde6637-5ce9-4e86-9a55-93c47f206f85 CC0-1.0
HB 4417 Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; access to opioid antagonists; provide to…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #166 Yeas 100 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 574913f3-4966-4f87-82de-7d1c22ae50dd	Jun 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/574913f3-4966-4f87-82de-7d1c22ae50dd CC0-1.0
HB 4403 Liquor: other; leasing, selling, and transferring portions of certain alternating proprietors under…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #165 Yeas 104 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 6	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d5db570f-1f46-440e-a5f5-e0382f9c1221	Jun 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5db570f-1f46-440e-a5f5-e0382f9c1221 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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