R Michigan House · District 45 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Sarah Lightner

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Session

Total votes

3,842

all sessions

Attendance

98%

61 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

96%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

3,205

voted in favor

Nay

637

voted against

Absent

61

missed votes

Total cast

3,842

across all sessions

Crossed party

143

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 5660

Education: safety; reference to school safety commission; update. Amends secs. 6, 1241 & 1308a of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.6 et seq.). Against party

Nay

Passed

86–13

Dec 10, 2024

HB 4860

Townships: charter; conflict of interest policy for township officials; require. Amends sec. 7 of 1947 PA 359 (MCL 42.7).

Nay

Passed

54–46

Dec 10, 2024

HB 4096

Education: safety; standardized response terminology plan; require department to establish. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1308c.

Yea

Passed

92–13

Dec 10, 2024

HB 5788

Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act.

Yea

Passed

99–5

Dec 10, 2024

HB 5882

Occupations: notaries public; use of communication technology to perform electronic notarizations and remote electronic notarizations; modify and expand. Amends secs. 3, 5, 26, 26a, 26b & 27 of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.263 et seq.); adds sec. 26e & repeals sec. 26d of 2003 PA 238 (MCL 55.286d).

Yea

Passed

90–17

Dec 10, 2024

HB 5956

Insurance: health insurers; discrimination against a health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider’s license or certification; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406jj.

Nay

Passed

56–49

Dec 10, 2024

HB 5659

Law enforcement: state police; school safety commission membership; revise. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.803); adds sec. 6 & repeals sec. 5 of 2018 PA 548 (MCL 28.805). Against party

Nay

Passed

86–13

Dec 10, 2024

HB 5998

Family law: child custody; verified affidavit in custody orders; require. Amends sec. 209 of 2001 PA 195 (MCL 722.1209).

Yea

Passed

97–9

Dec 10, 2024

SB 962

Employment security: benefits; hardship application waiver; modify. Amends secs. 28, 28d, 29a, 32a, 33 & 62 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.28 et seq.).

Nay

Passed

55–53

Dec 10, 2024

HB 4532

Construction: lead abatement; certain definitions in lead abatement provision; modify. Amends secs. 5453, 5454, 5455, 5456, 5457, 5458, 5459, 5460, 5460a, 5461, 5461a, 5462, 5463, 5464, 5465, 5466, 5468, 5469, 5470, 5471, 5472, 5473a, 5474, 5474b, 5474c, 5475, 5476 & 5477 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5453 et seq.) & repeals sec. 5474b of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5474b [1]).

Nay

Passed

55–49

Dec 10, 2024