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John Cherry

MI Senate District 27

Democratic Michigan since Jan 1, 2023

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MI Senate District 27 current Michigan	Democratic	Jan 1, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
MI House District 49 Michigan	Democratic	—	Jan 1, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (404 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 175 Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for fiscal year…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 111 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ac6b1766-0b09-46ae-bc11-52d232cf2bd1	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac6b1766-0b09-46ae-bc11-52d232cf2bd1 CC0-1.0
SB 163 Appropriations: capital outlay; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 86 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0a32d18c-51e1-4582-984c-6ccfdcfbaf94	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0a32d18c-51e1-4582-984c-6ccfdcfbaf94 CC0-1.0
SB 100 Campaign finance: statements and reports; definition of gift; modify. Amends secs. 3, 5, 7, 11, 13…	ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 120 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d0efce0d-31c6-4295-92f6-97ff83ecd94e	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0efce0d-31c6-4295-92f6-97ff83ecd94e CC0-1.0
SB 164 Appropriations: department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; appropriations for…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 107 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c797daf-21c0-4958-b5a6-2f780de17009	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c797daf-21c0-4958-b5a6-2f780de17009 CC0-1.0
SB 168 Appropriations: community colleges; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amends…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 81 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b6f034c-9ebe-45d4-81d4-a409cb492e3a	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b6f034c-9ebe-45d4-81d4-a409cb492e3a CC0-1.0
SB 99 Public employees and officers: ethics; reporting requirements and definition of gift; modify and…	ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 119 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 80faced4-59a8-42e6-a3e7-c7acff41c590	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80faced4-59a8-42e6-a3e7-c7acff41c590 CC0-1.0
SB 170 Appropriations: judiciary; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 109 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bbba780-055e-4b40-9296-b0cc2cfe70d5	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bbba780-055e-4b40-9296-b0cc2cfe70d5 CC0-1.0
SB 171 Appropriations: department of agriculture and rural development; appropriations for fiscal year…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 108 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll d8b0d6b3-62bc-4750-bf65-d4274aa43d22	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8b0d6b3-62bc-4750-bf65-d4274aa43d22 CC0-1.0
SB 167 Appropriations: higher education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amends…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 85 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 00cdd666-5c99-4a6b-80a7-eb4c740fc5ff	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/00cdd666-5c99-4a6b-80a7-eb4c740fc5ff CC0-1.0
SB 174 Appropriations: transportation department; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 102 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6357768a-30d8-4837-9ef0-1beba23e6cf0	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6357768a-30d8-4837-9ef0-1beba23e6cf0 CC0-1.0
SB 165 Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 106 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ce63ea34-b19d-4580-9f76-b727b9ce5a07	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ce63ea34-b19d-4580-9f76-b727b9ce5a07 CC0-1.0
SB 177 Appropriations: department of licensing and regulatory affairs; appropriations for fiscal year…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 117 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 789a490d-77c5-42ce-9561-ce0419f8c49a	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/789a490d-77c5-42ce-9561-ce0419f8c49a CC0-1.0
SB 181 Appropriations: department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy; appropriations for fiscal year…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 104 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e409c6a9-f6b9-403f-8b9e-fe1b31c563de	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e409c6a9-f6b9-403f-8b9e-fe1b31c563de CC0-1.0
SB 180 Appropriations: department of health and human services; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 99 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5077a32f-48e7-4ea5-834c-86cd289b5653	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5077a32f-48e7-4ea5-834c-86cd289b5653 CC0-1.0
SB 178 Appropriations: department of insurance and financial services; appropriations for fiscal year…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 118 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll feeb816b-e6d9-494c-8964-93f373d5fe92	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/feeb816b-e6d9-494c-8964-93f373d5fe92 CC0-1.0
SB 179 Appropriations: department of labor and economic opportunity; appropriations for fiscal year…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 91 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 24fea698-6df6-44c6-9e68-25e6f1759cc3	May 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/24fea698-6df6-44c6-9e68-25e6f1759cc3 CC0-1.0
SB 243 Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 -…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 77 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll c2f822f8-6830-4508-b290-2163b1456e8f	May 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2f822f8-6830-4508-b290-2163b1456e8f CC0-1.0
SB 241 Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 -…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 93772003-0b8d-4e2c-aefa-169ab9367fdf	May 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/93772003-0b8d-4e2c-aefa-169ab9367fdf CC0-1.0
SB 242 Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II &…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 76 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 6ebb9f44-57b5-47fe-a43d-44ffa39a8dfb	May 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ebb9f44-57b5-47fe-a43d-44ffa39a8dfb CC0-1.0
SB 234 Education: students; wireless communications device policy; require the board of a school district…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 78 YEAS 28 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 03c7d0cb-d9f5-464d-b01a-4f82843fe867	May 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03c7d0cb-d9f5-464d-b01a-4f82843fe867 CC0-1.0
SB 240 Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 74 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 43d0c0ab-4c8e-4c1d-b96e-c269211d394d	May 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43d0c0ab-4c8e-4c1d-b96e-c269211d394d CC0-1.0
SB 131 Occupations: cosmetologists; branch facilities for a school of cosmetology; provide for. Amends…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 72 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 05c2c205-254c-4139-8d76-c0d76af23656	Apr 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05c2c205-254c-4139-8d76-c0d76af23656 CC0-1.0
SB 130 Occupations: cosmetologists; cosmetology licensing fees; modify. Amends secs. 9 & 25 of 1979 PA 152…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 71 YEAS 25 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5a7e822e-0702-4ca6-89ec-90016370f242	Apr 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a7e822e-0702-4ca6-89ec-90016370f242 CC0-1.0
SB 147 Civil procedure: costs and fees; fee for publication of legal notice; remove sunset for inflation…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 73 YEAS 21 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4de285e8-33a7-4934-89f0-9269671c604c	Apr 29, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4de285e8-33a7-4934-89f0-9269671c604c CC0-1.0
SB 5 Human services: medical services; compliance with the prescription drug cost and affordability…	PASSED ROLL CALL # 70 YEAS 20 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll fd19a148-6663-499c-af57-912801138b35	Apr 24, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd19a148-6663-499c-af57-912801138b35 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (41 as lead sponsor)

SB 891 MI · —
Law enforcement: reports; communications under the Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2 & 5 of 2002 PA 713 (MCL 28.761 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB…

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SB 893 MI · —
Insurance: insurers; insurance providers to panel a mental health provider within a certain time period of application process; require. Amends 1956 PA 218…

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SB 894 MI · —
Insurance: health benefits; nonprofit health care corporation to panel a mental health provider within a certain time period of the application process…

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SB 829 MI · —
Appropriations: supplemental; funding for natural resources trust fund capital outlay projects; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

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SB 809 MI · —
Agriculture: animals; certain definitions in the privately owned cervidae producers marketing act; modify. Amends secs. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 & 17 of…

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SB 791 MI · —
Highways: memorial; portion of I-475; designate as the "St. John Street Community Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding…

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SB 50 MI · —
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; reference to section of the Michigan occupational safety and health act; amend to reflect repeal. Amends sec. 14b…

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SB 609 MI · —
Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends sec. 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).

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SB 284 MI · —
Communications: internet; digital age assurance act; create. Creates new act.

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SB 688 MI · —
Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25…

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