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Brenda Carter
MI House District 53
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Topics in their record
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Labor & Employment 79Government Operations & Budget 75Healthcare 72Criminal Justice & Policing 49Social Services & Welfare 46Civil Rights & Liberties 39Economy & Taxes 32Environment & Energy 27Housing 25Banking & Finance 24Veterans Affairs 24Education 20Gun Policy 14Other 14Transportation & Infrastructure 13Agriculture 11Defense & Military 10Technology & Privacy 10Elections & Voting 6Foreign Policy & Trade 4Immigration 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| 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 |
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HB 4907
Occupations: individual licensing and registration; testing of control and safety devices by boiler…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #30 Yeas 56 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 43de72ab-2007-4671-9281-685012023fa1 | Feb 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43de72ab-2007-4671-9281-685012023fa1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4898
Occupations: individual licensing and registration; boiler repair license; provide for. Amends sec…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #29 Yeas 56 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll e6c9f1c4-fafc-4fe8-81e8-a51d1c7ab6f3 | Feb 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e6c9f1c4-fafc-4fe8-81e8-a51d1c7ab6f3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4445
Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #25 Yeas 66 Nays 38 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5e104a5b-55e0-4f11-90f5-4354df0e363f | Feb 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e104a5b-55e0-4f11-90f5-4354df0e363f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4897
Occupations: individual licensing and registration; boiler installer license; provide for. Amends…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #28 Yeas 56 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll c3f0cce8-aa5a-414c-b670-3be28122e17a | Feb 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3f0cce8-aa5a-414c-b670-3be28122e17a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 495
Education: safety; emergency operations plan requirements; modify. Amends sec. 1308b of 1976 PA 451…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #23 Yeas 100 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e75c87ac-d877-4527-8cc3-8734e96c8eab | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e75c87ac-d877-4527-8cc3-8734e96c8eab CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4361
Public utilities: other; guidelines for trimming trees and branches around power lines; modify…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #24 Yeas 98 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e625e53b-a9c5-4bf5-85b1-44b400cc8a0a | Jan 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e625e53b-a9c5-4bf5-85b1-44b400cc8a0a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4678
Agriculture: weights and measures; certain definitions; provide for. Amends 1964 PA 283 (MCL…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #21 Yeas 100 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4fd5281e-a437-4e2e-b1f5-14b676bfbcdb | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fd5281e-a437-4e2e-b1f5-14b676bfbcdb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4679
Agriculture: weights and measures; certain definitions; provide for. Amends secs. 10 & 28c of 1964…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #22 Yeas 98 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll de9445c0-7514-4bb3-b9a8-dd85983cfd8d | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de9445c0-7514-4bb3-b9a8-dd85983cfd8d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5154
Education: athletics; admission fee for middle school and high school interscholastic athletic…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #20 Yeas 85 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 8 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f4d44862-4bd6-4642-9dc8-952d57cdc92d | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4d44862-4bd6-4642-9dc8-952d57cdc92d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5113
Weapons: licensing; grace period for denials due to administrative error; provide for. Amends sec…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #15 Yeas 78 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8a19f47a-4378-4af6-91f0-1a06accf93a7 | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a19f47a-4378-4af6-91f0-1a06accf93a7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5316
Civil procedure: venue; venue of certain cases commenced by the attorney general; modify. Amends…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #19 Yeas 56 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll d05b52da-78da-4079-81b5-846a634e265c | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d05b52da-78da-4079-81b5-846a634e265c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5315
Public employees and officers: state; discretion of the attorney general to intervene in certain…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #18 Yeas 56 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8d2f8893-02f2-4b74-8c75-0817216787f3 | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d2f8893-02f2-4b74-8c75-0817216787f3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5314
Public employees and officers: state; ability of the attorney general to bring an action in certain…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #17 Yeas 56 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 347cd24f-7482-4ba9-a94b-3e43fa0d8148 | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/347cd24f-7482-4ba9-a94b-3e43fa0d8148 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4980
Weapons: licensing; license to carry a concealed pistol; modify requirement to file in county of…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #16 Yeas 60 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 19a6b310-3b83-437e-a8fc-bc81f6a0c25a | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19a6b310-3b83-437e-a8fc-bc81f6a0c25a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4911
Occupations: barbers; mobile barber shops; allow. Amends secs. 1101, 1111 & 1112 of 1980 PA 299…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #11 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4f09a97b-3b6a-4dd3-98bd-a1a2d4ac80ec | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f09a97b-3b6a-4dd3-98bd-a1a2d4ac80ec CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5127
Children: child care; regulation of child care facilities; modify. Amends sec. 8e of 1973 PA 116…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #13 Yeas 99 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a5959088-988e-4a64-a29f-83ff8fbcf009 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5959088-988e-4a64-a29f-83ff8fbcf009 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5207
Occupations: barbers; barber instructor licensing requirements; modify. Amends secs. 1109 & 1206 of…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #14 Yeas 104 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4d2ea4c1-d1a6-4734-9be6-a06b9ed262b8 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d2ea4c1-d1a6-4734-9be6-a06b9ed262b8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4692
Occupations: cosmetologists; branch facilities for a school of cosmetology; provide for. Amends…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #12 Yeas 106 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 39a6146a-2055-4383-9675-91cf86a8edf0 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39a6146a-2055-4383-9675-91cf86a8edf0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4749
Courts: other; Antrim County trial court system; establish. Amends secs. 810a, 8151 & 8176 of 1961…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #10 Yeas 103 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 419b5578-859b-4389-be36-0c9de6f93bc4 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/419b5578-859b-4389-be36-0c9de6f93bc4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4948
Controlled substances: other; sentencing guidelines for retail sale of products containing…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #9 Yeas 84 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6a680c88-7127-4dc1-bef6-af6b4acd8fe8 | Jan 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6a680c88-7127-4dc1-bef6-af6b4acd8fe8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4808
Civil rights: open meetings; the children trust Michigan state board; allow to meet remotely under…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #6 Yeas 100 Nays 9 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a562b362-c43c-4f8d-8df7-c9e208a9bdb0 | Jan 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a562b362-c43c-4f8d-8df7-c9e208a9bdb0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4947
Health: pharmaceuticals; manufacturers of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; require…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #8 Yeas 87 Nays 22 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4a0a26b1-c040-4e5a-a82f-68bebfe77469 | Jan 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a0a26b1-c040-4e5a-a82f-68bebfe77469 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4806
Children: child abuse or child neglect; reference to the state child abuse and neglect prevention…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #4 Yeas 102 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f3b5d91d-eff7-4d36-ae92-7c2d51cec349 | Jan 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f3b5d91d-eff7-4d36-ae92-7c2d51cec349 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4492
Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #7 Yeas 57 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 70374fab-f133-41a6-881c-f7d983c6741f | Jan 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70374fab-f133-41a6-881c-f7d983c6741f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4805
Children: other; rolling average amount for disbursement under the children’s trust fund; increase…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #3 Yeas 101 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 428d028e-c53b-4bc6-9359-ed24bc27e355 | Jan 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/428d028e-c53b-4bc6-9359-ed24bc27e355 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (32 as lead sponsor)
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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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