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Jim DeSana
MI House District 29
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Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 50Economy & Taxes 42Environment & Energy 25Civil Rights & Liberties 21Education 17Transportation & Infrastructure 17Gun Policy 16Criminal Justice & Policing 15Healthcare 15Agriculture 13Elections & Voting 12Labor & Employment 12Technology & Privacy 10Other 7Housing 6Abortion & Reproductive Rights 4Defense & Military 4Immigration 4Social Services & Welfare 4Banking & Finance 3Veterans Affairs 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MI House District 29 current
Michigan |
Republican | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
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HB 4136
Elections: registration; department of natural resources and those designated by the department of…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #89 Yeas 108 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bd5c5b75-9008-4b2a-8d92-fd99c56ce06b | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd5c5b75-9008-4b2a-8d92-fd99c56ce06b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4238
Education: other; certain programs and agreements between public schools and foreign countries of…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #81 Yeas 59 Nays 51 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3024c2a7-0d3d-4e5e-b7c1-27626fd60f60 | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3024c2a7-0d3d-4e5e-b7c1-27626fd60f60 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4234
Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #84 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d4ed3151-fd54-458c-ae91-1f4493a85f91 | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d4ed3151-fd54-458c-ae91-1f4493a85f91 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4233
Property: land sales; prohibition for foreign entity to purchase farmland in Michigan; provide for…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #83 Yeas 63 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0abfdd5e-2a7c-459c-85cb-f53e79ac13ce | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0abfdd5e-2a7c-459c-85cb-f53e79ac13ce CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4241
Economic development: other; economic incentives to certain foreign countries; prohibit. Amends…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #87 Yeas 66 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cc1bfeab-16b5-42f9-8b44-fd116bd41774 | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc1bfeab-16b5-42f9-8b44-fd116bd41774 CC0-1.0 |
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OTHER a55a8757-7999-48d0-bc11-dff5a5391fd6
Elections: registration; verification of an elector's United States citizenship; require, and…
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not adopted Roll Call #79 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7743385d-fbaf-4baa-aca8-a251e9050023 | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7743385d-fbaf-4baa-aca8-a251e9050023 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4342
Revenue sharing: cities and villages; withholding of payments for enactment and enforcement of…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #76 Yeas 57 Nays 49 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5bd38f37-7fcd-442e-a9ef-ea30b3b5e1c4 | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5bd38f37-7fcd-442e-a9ef-ea30b3b5e1c4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4338
Local government: other; sanctuary policy prohibition act; create. Creates new act.
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #74 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a2abea33-cf1c-4244-a277-ce87756142ac | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2abea33-cf1c-4244-a277-ce87756142ac CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4341
Housing: housing development authority; provision of services or grants or participation in…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #78 Yeas 63 Nays 43 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4ac38f95-5ebc-40a7-b36e-269220adbd61 | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ac38f95-5ebc-40a7-b36e-269220adbd61 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4339
Counties: ordinances; county law enforcement protection act; create. Creates new act.
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #75 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d45695ea-d3fa-4f68-bf1d-f31ab18c03cb | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d45695ea-d3fa-4f68-bf1d-f31ab18c03cb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4340
Human services: services or financial assistance; provision of services or grants or participation…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #77 Yeas 63 Nays 43 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2fe4ac15-c156-4ab4-a253-64acae189f19 | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fe4ac15-c156-4ab4-a253-64acae189f19 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4288
Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #80 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll de646d6b-b99c-45e6-bbe1-56d64a0642a9 | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de646d6b-b99c-45e6-bbe1-56d64a0642a9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4029
Natural resources: hunting; posting of rules and regulations by a certain date; require. Amends…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #71 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 226f4411-df19-4519-a376-4e355feabe57 | Apr 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/226f4411-df19-4519-a376-4e355feabe57 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4028
Energy: alternative sources; zoning exemptions for large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #73 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ed68bf44-70f2-464b-b6f6-d85baa5ac95e | Apr 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed68bf44-70f2-464b-b6f6-d85baa5ac95e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4027
Land use: zoning and growth management; provision subjecting zoning authority to part 8 of clean…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #72 Yeas 58 Nays 48 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f7e0a942-8b73-4c8d-bafc-47208b167c4e | Apr 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f7e0a942-8b73-4c8d-bafc-47208b167c4e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4048
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #70 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b8b05e79-a027-466d-be7b-b19f3e0b17d2 | Apr 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8b05e79-a027-466d-be7b-b19f3e0b17d2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4047
Civil procedure: civil actions; cause of action for media that falsely depicts an individual…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #69 Yeas 104 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 64984dd7-4009-4f4e-b493-745f13fa044b | Apr 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64984dd7-4009-4f4e-b493-745f13fa044b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4208
Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #64 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7428a098-29ae-4611-a7cd-3af925f9e9ef | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7428a098-29ae-4611-a7cd-3af925f9e9ef CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4033
Probate: trusts; procedures relating to the administration of unitrusts and income trusts; provide…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #65 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c6b36547-2129-4117-aefa-557ce3d36f85 | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c6b36547-2129-4117-aefa-557ce3d36f85 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4207
Insurance: health benefits; excluding federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #63 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c26afe10-ef22-4fba-aa56-0450bcc683cb | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c26afe10-ef22-4fba-aa56-0450bcc683cb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4255
Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #67 Yeas 66 Nays 40 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fb1e6877-714c-4fcc-a336-d3f4f3684332 | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb1e6877-714c-4fcc-a336-d3f4f3684332 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4034
Probate: trusts; uniform statutory rule against perpetuities; revise to reflect limitation of the…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #66 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4af886dc-5060-43d9-b620-30b0af233942 | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4af886dc-5060-43d9-b620-30b0af233942 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4256
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #68 Yeas 65 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 344c0781-d8fc-4ed1-b87e-d49e4693731a | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/344c0781-d8fc-4ed1-b87e-d49e4693731a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4261
State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create. Amends title & sec. 2…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #60 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1c36a158-ff42-4fa1-ad1c-6eb1319e50f6 | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c36a158-ff42-4fa1-ad1c-6eb1319e50f6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4077
Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify. Amends…
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #57 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 069eea16-2802-40a2-8d01-e3cb1c2d3ffc | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/069eea16-2802-40a2-8d01-e3cb1c2d3ffc CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (31 as lead sponsor)
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HB 5654
MI · —
Weapons: firearms; 1927 PA 372; update references. Amends secs. 2, 2a, 5b, 5o, 12 & 15 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5653'26
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HB 4140
MI · —
Civil procedure: injunctions; extreme risk protection order act; repeal. Repeals 2023 PA 38 (MCL 691.1801 - 691.1821). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4138'25, HB 4139'25
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HB 5132
MI · —
Businesses: other; regulation of convertible virtual currency; limit. Creates new act.
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HB 4049
MI · —
Land use: zoning and growth management; rearing of hen chickens in residential areas; allow. Amends sec. 204 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3204). TIE BAR WITH: HB…
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HB 5378
MI · —
Property tax: exemptions; property tax exemption from the state education tax if the property's owner has no children attending public schools in this state…
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HB 4374
MI · —
Property tax: exemptions; exemption from state education tax for certain residential property and certain agricultural property; provide for. Amends 1893 PA…
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HB 4372
MI · —
Taxation: specific tax; specific tax on certain property of senior citizens; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4379'25
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HR 118
MI · —
A resolution directing the impeachment of Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State of the state of Michigan, for corrupt conduct in office and for crimes and…
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HB 4404
MI · —
Civil procedure: civil actions; immunity from civil action for individual who uses force in compliance with self-defense act; provide for. Amends secs. 2922b &…
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HB 4139
MI · —
Weapons: firearms; firearms law; amend to reflect repeal of the extreme risk protection order act. Amends secs. 2, 2b, 5b & 8 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422 et…
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