102nd Michigan Legislature

Legislature in Michigan, USA (began 2023) February 2025 January 2025 102nd Michigan Legislature 101st File:Michigan_state_capitol.jpg 103rd January 1, 2023 December 31, 2024 Michigan Senate President of the Senate Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist (D) Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D) Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R) Democratic Michigan House of Representatives 110 Speaker of the House Joe Tate (D) House Majority Leader Abraham Aiyash (D) House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R) Democratic January 1, 2023 November 14, 2023 January 1, 2024 December 19, 2024 The 102nd Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, began its first session on January 1, 2023, which ended on November 14, 2023. A second session began on January 1, 2024, being adjourned on December 19 of that year.Pluta Rick Senate adjourns after passing flurry of bills; Legislature done for 2024 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2024-12-20/senate-adjourns-after-passing-flurry-of-bills-legislature-done-for-2024 9 March 2025 Michigan Public 21 December 2024 en Members in both the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in the 2022 election. It is the first time that Democrats have held both houses of the legislature and the governorship since the 82nd Michigan Legislature in 1983–1984, the first time that Democrats have held the majority in the House since 2008, and the first time Democrats have held the majority in the Senate since 1984. It is also the first legislature whose districts were drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was created through the passage of 2018 Michigan Proposal 2, based on the results of the 2020 United States census and the resulting redistricting cycle. Membership Leadership House Speaker: State Rep. Joe TateSpeaker-elect Tate Announces House Leadership Team https://housedems.com/speaker-elect-tate-announces-house-leadership-team/ 2022-11-30 housedems.com en-US Speaker pro tempore: State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky Associate Speaker Pro Tem.: state Rep. Carol Glanville Associate Speaker Pro Tem.: state Rep. Kristian Grant Majority Floor Leader: State Rep. Abraham Aiyash Assistant Majority Floor Leaders: state Reps. Kara Hope, Jimmie Wilson Jr. and Betsy Coffia Majority Whip: state Rep. Ranjeev Puri Deputy Whips: state Reps. Carrie Rheingans and Alabas Farhat Majority Caucus Chair: state Rep. Amos O’Neal Majority Caucus Vice Chairs: state Reps. Helena Scott, Brenda Carter and Jasper Martus Minority Leader: State Rep. Matt HallHermani Jordyn 2022-11-25 ‘Our agenda advocates for all Michiganders’: Meet the leaders of the 102nd legislature https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/11/our-agenda-advocates-for-all-michiganders-meet-the-leaders-of-the-102nd-legislature.html 2022-11-30 mlive en assistant assistant leader: Rep. Andrew Beeler minority floor leader: Rep. Bryan Posthumus minority Whip: Rep. Sarah Lightner minority Caucus chair: Rep. Ken Borton minority caucus’ vice chair: Rep. Jamie Greene Clerk: TBD Sergeant-at-arms: TBD Senate Senate President: Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist Senate president pro tempore: State Sen. Jeremy Moss Majority Leader: State Sen. Winnie Brinks2022-11-10 Brinks chosen as first female state Senate majority leader https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/brinks-chosen-as-first-female-state-senate-majority-leader/ 2022-11-30 WOODTV.com en-US Assistant Majority Leader: State Sen. Darrin Camilleri Majority Floor Leader: Rep. Sam Singh Majority Caucus Chair: State Sen. Dayna Polehanki Majority Policy and Steering Chair: State Sen. Stephanie Chang Majority Whip: State Sen Mallory McMorrow Minority Leader: State Sen. Aric Nesbitt minority floor leader: Sen. Dan Lauwers minority caucus whip: Sen. Roger Victory minority caucus chair: Sen. Kevin Daley assistant minority leader: Sen. Rick Outman assistant minority floor leader: Sen. Lana Theis Clerk: TBD Sergeant-at-arms: TBD Joe Tate became the first African American speaker of the House, and Winnie Brinks became the first woman majority leader of the Senate. Jeremy Moss became the first LGBT person to serve as Senate president pro tempore. Composition changes As a result of Democratic state representatives Lori Stone (HD13) and Kevin Coleman (HD25) being elected as mayors of Warren and Westland, the House Democratic majority was lessened to a tie with Republicans. Special elections for both districts were scheduled for April 25, 2024 (with a primary scheduled for January 30), with Democratic leadership remaining in control of the House in the interim.Whitmer announces dates for special elections to fill open Michigan House seats https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/22/michigan-house-seats-special-election-whitmer/71583546007/ 2023-12-01 Detroit Free Press en-US Legislation Prior to and during the first session, members of the Democratic majority, as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer, announced their intent to pursue many of the following: repeal of Right-to-work law (signed into law March 24, 2023Whitmer repeals right-to-work, reinstates prevailing wage in Michigan https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/24/michigan-right-to-work-prevailing-wage-law-gretchen-whitmer/70042340007/ 2023-04-05 Detroit Free Press en-US) expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation, gender identity, hair style and texture, and more (LGBT protections signed on March 16, 2023,Schuster Simon 2023-03-16 Protections for LGBTQ Michiganders are cemented into state law with Whitmer’s pen https://www.mlive.com/politics/2023/03/protections-for-lgbtq-michiganders-are-cemented-into-state-law.html 2023-04-05 mlive en CROWN Act signed June 15, 2023Jordan Ta'Niyah Holleman Krystle 2023-06-15 Gov. Whitmer signs ‘CROWN Act’ prohibiting hair discrimination in the workplace https://www.wilx.com/2023/06/15/gov-whitmer-signs-crown-act-prohibiting-hair-discrimination-workplace/ 2023-12-01 www.wilx.com en) Repeal of Act 328, which de jure bans abortion, homosexuality, adultery and other behaviors (abortion ban repeal signed April 5, 2023) add abortion status to the Elliot Larsen Act to protect against employment retaliationWhitmer Signs Bills to Expand Elliott_Larsen Civil Rights Act_Establish Fred Korematsu Day https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/05/17/whitmer-signs-bills-to-expand-elliott_larsen-civil-rights-act_establish-fred-korematsu-day 2023-06-05 www.michigan.gov en stricter regulations on firearms such as universal background checks and a ban on 3D printed guns red flag law (signed May 23, 2023Watson Michelle Mizelle Shawna 2023-05-23 Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs 'red flag' gun laws CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/michigan-red-flag-law-whitmer/index.html 2023-06-05 CNN en) repeal of the state's retirement tax raising the state's earned income tax credit from 6% to 30% universal pre-K investment in renewable energy such as wind and solar power requirement for utilities to deliver 100% renewable energy by 2040Michigan House passes climate change reform, mandating clean energy by 2040 Bridge Michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-house-passes-climate-change-reform-mandating-clean-energy-2040 2023-12-01 www.bridgemi.com en allowance for state regulators to override local government decisions on locations of large-scale solar and wind arraysMichigan Senate votes to override local decisions on wind, solar energy Bridge Michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-senate-votes-override-local-decisions-wind-solar-energy 2023-12-01 www.bridgemi.com en increasing education spending further investment in manufacturing increase funding for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization (bill signed January 30, 2023Gov. Whitmer Signs Legislation to Build Affordable Housing, Revitalize Communities, and Support Small Businesses Michigan Business https://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/2023/01/whitmer-signs-supplemental-bill/ 2023-04-05 Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) en) Automatic restoration of voting rights and registration to former prisoners upon release (bill signed November 30, 2023Whitmer signs Michigan election law overhaul that aims to prevent ‘chaos’ Bridge Michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/whitmer-signs-michigan-election-law-overhaul-aims-prevent-chaos 2023-12-01 www.bridgemi.com enNichanian Daniel Burness Alex 2023-11-17 Michigan Law Is First to Automatically Register People to Vote As They Leave Prison https://boltsmag.org/michigan-automatic-voter-registration-prison/ 2023-12-01 Bolts en) criminalize poll worker intimidation (bill signed November 30, 2023) regulate political ads which use AI-generated content (bill signed November 30, 2023) tighten the election certification process (bill signed November 30, 2023) repeal a ban on paid transportation to polling locations (bill signed October 24, 2023Michigan may soon repeal ban on paid rides to election polls Bridge Michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-may-soon-repeal-ban-paid-rides-election-polls 2023-12-01 www.bridgemi.com en) See also List of Michigan state legislatures References Category:Michigan legislative sessions Michigan Michigan Category:2023 in Michigan Category:2024 in Michigan