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Denise Mentzer

MI House District 61

Democratic Michigan since Jan 1, 2023

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Office	Party	From	To	Source
MI House District 61 current Michigan	Democratic	Jan 1, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (598 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HB 4352 Water supply: systems; authority as municipal authority; modify. Amends title & secs. 1, 4, 4a, 4b…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #348 Yeas 85 Nays 18 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll f6d2015c-278c-4250-accc-577ab25acce6	Dec 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f6d2015c-278c-4250-accc-577ab25acce6 CC0-1.0
	passed Roll Call #366 Yeas 84 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 14cd929c-9c53-45cf-82fc-1567f1df2d32	Dec 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/14cd929c-9c53-45cf-82fc-1567f1df2d32 CC0-1.0
HB 4919 Occupations: individual licensing and registration; procedure for vacating disciplinary records of…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #361 Yeas 84 Nays 19 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2f60ea17-dfff-4e90-a513-5efee2f6ba25	Dec 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f60ea17-dfff-4e90-a513-5efee2f6ba25 CC0-1.0
HB 4895 Occupations: individual licensing and registration; continuing education requirements; allow to be…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll b0326511-207c-4a13-b1df-1bb0fa1e3ce5	Dec 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0326511-207c-4a13-b1df-1bb0fa1e3ce5 CC0-1.0
SB 688 Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #331 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll ccc7b49b-8196-4402-816a-54a10f1db4b4	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ccc7b49b-8196-4402-816a-54a10f1db4b4 CC0-1.0
SB 96 Construction: other; installation of temporary locking devices or systems in child care centers…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #342 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 3f5c99c4-7ac9-41c2-80e4-473fdfbb0b5a	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f5c99c4-7ac9-41c2-80e4-473fdfbb0b5a CC0-1.0
SB 25 Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; owner of a motor vehicle repair facility to…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #339 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 80b76662-11d6-4180-97ba-95b2096a9cfc	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80b76662-11d6-4180-97ba-95b2096a9cfc CC0-1.0
SB 687 Land use: farmland and open space; agricultural conservation easement; allow to be held by local…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #330 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 87abb7c6-8cfe-4c5c-bf93-762da480ea10	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87abb7c6-8cfe-4c5c-bf93-762da480ea10 CC0-1.0
SB 23 Land use: land division; number of parcels resulting from division; authorize counties and…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #338 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 96a19adc-ab13-4dc2-8507-25a410bc5b43	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96a19adc-ab13-4dc2-8507-25a410bc5b43 CC0-1.0
SB 686 Land use: farmland and open space; land subject to conservation easement; allow partial…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #329 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 8decb95c-7364-4b17-8d64-2f4bc2a5b994	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8decb95c-7364-4b17-8d64-2f4bc2a5b994 CC0-1.0
SB 513 Liquor: other; definition of brand; modify. Amends sec. 105 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1105) & adds…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #341 Yeas 98 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 32447bed-7007-4f75-a1c1-c94c0d4a69c6	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32447bed-7007-4f75-a1c1-c94c0d4a69c6 CC0-1.0
SB 512 Liquor: distribution; general amendments; provide for. Amends secs. 303, 526, 607, 609b, 903b &…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #340 Yeas 97 Nays 8 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4720f93b-8b8c-4143-bb33-533c0762317f	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4720f93b-8b8c-4143-bb33-533c0762317f CC0-1.0
SB 98 Construction: other; installation of temporary locking devices or systems in child care centers…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #344 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll ab53bcc6-d1bc-4935-8a6f-3a63576cc35b	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab53bcc6-d1bc-4935-8a6f-3a63576cc35b CC0-1.0
SB 95 Health facilities: hospitals; collection of debts; prohibit if hospital is not in compliance with…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #335 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 4553b2ff-7f3c-4012-b769-4d6689c509e6	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4553b2ff-7f3c-4012-b769-4d6689c509e6 CC0-1.0
SB 82 Courts: judges; personal information and physical safety protections for judges, their families…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #336 Yeas 99 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f8fb55d7-649d-4a12-9c4a-6e8ac773bb8b	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8fb55d7-649d-4a12-9c4a-6e8ac773bb8b CC0-1.0
SB 685 Land use: farmland and open space; eligibility for tax credit; grandfather farmland subject to…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #328 Yeas 102 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 31e72be7-6d95-423a-906a-8feb2109ac51	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31e72be7-6d95-423a-906a-8feb2109ac51 CC0-1.0
SB 269 Aeronautics: airport authority; airport authority; exempt from certain funding restrictions. Amends…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #346 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll e12a1c93-445f-4bf9-a85c-4cd7fdf057af	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e12a1c93-445f-4bf9-a85c-4cd7fdf057af CC0-1.0
SB 690 Land use: farmland and open space; legal arrangements eligible for tax credits; expand. Amends sec…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #333 Yeas 102 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 0cd467b1-7468-412e-9ab7-789b317fe226	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cd467b1-7468-412e-9ab7-789b317fe226 CC0-1.0
SB 689 Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of farmland from development rights agreements…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #332 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 5f647078-aed8-41c9-9958-8327a582e8e7	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f647078-aed8-41c9-9958-8327a582e8e7 CC0-1.0
SB 158 Consumer protection: other; certain uses of automated programs to purchase event tickets online…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #337 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll f006e2de-e824-4871-8f66-4e5225a3945e	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f006e2de-e824-4871-8f66-4e5225a3945e CC0-1.0
SB 93 Food: processors; maple syrup and honey producers; designate as limited food processors. Amends…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #345 Yeas 101 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll a0966c5b-06c8-4e53-827c-efde4613155d	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a0966c5b-06c8-4e53-827c-efde4613155d CC0-1.0
SB 97 Construction: other; exclusion of temporary locking devices or systems installed in child care…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #343 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll 1ab0f81a-90b0-4b8a-9241-e56bc4b59e97	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ab0f81a-90b0-4b8a-9241-e56bc4b59e97 CC0-1.0
SB 699 Land use: farmland and open space; expenditures for administrative costs in the agricultural…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #334 Yeas 103 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 4	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll d53f196a-8a55-4506-ab6d-c4e69f274975	Dec 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d53f196a-8a55-4506-ab6d-c4e69f274975 CC0-1.0
SB 349 Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #327 Yeas 101 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 9	Yea	lower · stage not recorded · roll e139ce6f-93c1-44fc-adbd-e786f184bab6	Dec 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e139ce6f-93c1-44fc-adbd-e786f184bab6 CC0-1.0
HB 4915 Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; prohibit. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL…	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #325 Yeas 56 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 9	Nay	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2fa1583b-d678-4286-a6e0-2bac165d7378	Dec 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fa1583b-d678-4286-a6e0-2bac165d7378 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (33 as lead sponsor)

HB 5675 MI · —
Energy: other; utility filing a rate case earlier than 3 years after the utility’s last rate case: prohibit. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a).

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HR 175 MI · —
A resolution to declare September 19, 2025, as POW/MIA Recognition Day in the state of Michigan.

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HB 4545 MI · —
Human services: medical services; compliance with the prescription drug cost and affordability review act; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b)…

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HB 5408 MI · —
Health occupations: veterinarians; medication side effects; require veterinarians to disclose. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec…

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HB 4600 MI · —
Crimes: terrorism; making terrorist threat or false report of terrorism; modify. Amends sec. 543m of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.543m).

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HB 4329 MI · —
Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate. Creates new act.

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HB 4758 MI · —
Labor: other; reemployment and unemployment services for dislocated federal employees and veterans; provide for. Creates new act.

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HR 219 MI · —
A resolution urging the federal government to not extend the emergency order preventing the planned closure of the J.H. Campbell Power Plant.

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HR 115 MI · —
A resolution to urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to fully fund Medicaid and to reject any proposal that would strip…

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HB 4110 MI · —
Property: land sales; seller disclosure statement; require to reflect yearly property taxes based on current assessed value of property. Amends sec. 7 of 1993…

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