R
Ruth Johnson
MI Senate District 24
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Topics in their record
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 12Education 9Criminal Justice & Policing 8Economy & Taxes 8Elections & Voting 7Healthcare 7Banking & Finance 5Civil Rights & Liberties 5Gun Policy 5Environment & Energy 4Housing 4Labor & Employment 4Agriculture 2Immigration 2Social Services & Welfare 2Technology & Privacy 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MI Senate District 24 current
Michigan |
Republican | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MI Senate District 14
Michigan |
Republican | — | Jan 1, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (405 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 5455
Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; update. Amends 1978 PA 368…
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PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 48 YEAS 31 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f869c3fc-c90a-47a6-b61c-602545233989 | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f869c3fc-c90a-47a6-b61c-602545233989 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 272
Housing: condominium; definition of undeveloped land; modify. Amends sec. 67 of 1978 PA 59 (MCL…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 45 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5f1b0e07-14dc-4dcb-a417-9a00f1c41cfd | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f1b0e07-14dc-4dcb-a417-9a00f1c41cfd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 770
Food: milk; definition of pasteurized milk ordinance; update. Amends sec. 6 of 2001 PA 266 (MCL…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 46 YEAS 29 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6059a690-5ab0-4dfb-a32a-d381f4d292a0 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6059a690-5ab0-4dfb-a32a-d381f4d292a0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 502
Crimes: terrorism; crime of making terrorist threat or false report of terrorism; modify. Amends…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 44 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f2500e3e-28fd-4c0e-a7dc-63314a7088bf | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2500e3e-28fd-4c0e-a7dc-63314a7088bf CC0-1.0 |
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SB 815
Public employees and officers: other; due date for candidate for office financial disclosure…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 43 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 07ac6314-742d-456e-bbe6-2f390df47a4d | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/07ac6314-742d-456e-bbe6-2f390df47a4d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 694
Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in the revised judicature act of 1961…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 37 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 85ba7363-3ac5-464e-9334-65aac383548a | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85ba7363-3ac5-464e-9334-65aac383548a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4557
Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 31 YEAS 24 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 25f3b5c0-25c5-40f8-9d9e-2fb317b775e9 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/25f3b5c0-25c5-40f8-9d9e-2fb317b775e9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 698
Campaign finance: statements and reports; filing of campaign statements; modify. Amends secs. 15…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 41 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1108798f-d209-4dea-95b8-8aff5e673193 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1108798f-d209-4dea-95b8-8aff5e673193 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 814
Public employees and officers: other; due date for public officer financial disclosure report…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 42 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll c2187d77-6c8e-49e7-8b7a-b16e3838c9f0 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2187d77-6c8e-49e7-8b7a-b16e3838c9f0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4556
Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 30 YEAS 24 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3ceb6c86-313b-481c-851f-e2b4429068a6 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3ceb6c86-313b-481c-851f-e2b4429068a6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 695
Vehicles: registration; reference to the Michigan election law in the Michigan vehicle code…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 38 YEAS 27 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4c28879a-ccbf-4f1c-8627-ed6e3cc37c62 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c28879a-ccbf-4f1c-8627-ed6e3cc37c62 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 691
Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 34 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2c273d45-8e79-452e-9f62-173f313b8b7e | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c273d45-8e79-452e-9f62-173f313b8b7e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 693
Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in 1851 PA 156; revise to May primary…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll dfa3ba4f-71ae-4979-91f5-d05e8b05c9a8 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dfa3ba4f-71ae-4979-91f5-d05e8b05c9a8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 696
Elections: scheduling; reference to August election date in 1846 PA 16; revise to May election…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 39 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll a217be6a-9232-48f2-86cb-7011f28d28eb | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a217be6a-9232-48f2-86cb-7011f28d28eb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 692
Transportation: authorities; reference to the Michigan election law in the regional transit…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 35 YEAS 27 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c4ddd64-082a-4301-b104-577f686f04d4 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c4ddd64-082a-4301-b104-577f686f04d4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 697
Elections: petitions; signature requirements for qualifying petitions; modify. Amends sec. 544f of…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 40 YEAS 27 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll c20edd56-4600-4fd5-9ca0-3c54a4284c25 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c20edd56-4600-4fd5-9ca0-3c54a4284c25 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 716
Controlled substances: schedules; scheduling of certain controlled substances; modify. Amends sec…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 29 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f42320af-6fe3-43c2-ba04-fce0cc9b7c17 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f42320af-6fe3-43c2-ba04-fce0cc9b7c17 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 449
Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact. Creates new act.
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 24 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 410b4906-a642-4bd4-9e81-9af00ea534a9 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/410b4906-a642-4bd4-9e81-9af00ea534a9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 525
Aeronautics: unmanned aircraft systems; exceptions to prohibited use of an unmanned aircraft…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 22 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4051577e-ae4f-4cfc-a5e0-8f3fb9423471 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4051577e-ae4f-4cfc-a5e0-8f3fb9423471 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 451
Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 26 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cbc029f9-a188-4296-bfe9-68428385e111 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbc029f9-a188-4296-bfe9-68428385e111 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 702
Civil procedure: foreclosure; foreclosure or garnishment of wages for medical debt; prohibit…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 28 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a68392f2-dc30-42d5-83c7-d37001d95c94 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a68392f2-dc30-42d5-83c7-d37001d95c94 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 581
Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 23 YEAS 22 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a4837fc-472e-4fb4-86d8-9699e56aa2da | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a4837fc-472e-4fb4-86d8-9699e56aa2da CC0-1.0 |
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SB 701
Consumer credit: interest rates; maximum interest rate allowed for medical debt; modify. Amends…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 27 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1007e45b-d896-4b79-8f12-59da446f2158 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1007e45b-d896-4b79-8f12-59da446f2158 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 450
Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the…
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 25 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bc02f515-b972-40aa-9b2a-6f0d7e0c6e4f | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bc02f515-b972-40aa-9b2a-6f0d7e0c6e4f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4078
Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death…
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PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 20 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bd14de04-7e54-406b-8d3e-51248260d1a7 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd14de04-7e54-406b-8d3e-51248260d1a7 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (14 as lead sponsor)
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SB 797
MI · —
Health: immunizations; promulgation of certain rules that are more stringent than the requirements for claiming exemption from immunizations; prohibit. Amends…
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SB 409
MI · —
Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.). TIE BAR…
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SB 243
MI · —
Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 - 117.38) by adding sec. 3c.
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SB 415
MI · —
Human services: medical services; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109t.
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SB 612
MI · —
Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) &…
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SB 335
MI · —
Law enforcement: training; duty to intervene policy; require law enforcement agencies to adopt. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 341'25
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SB 317
MI · —
Health: pharmaceuticals; program for the wholesale importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada; provide for. Creates new act.
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SB 482
MI · —
Health: patient directives; Michigan medical treatment decisions act; enact. Creates new act.
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SR 48
MI · —
A resolution to designate May 2025 as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month.
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SR 44
MI · —
A resolution to designate May 2025 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
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