D Michigan House · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Brenda Carter

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Session

Total votes

1,716

all sessions

Attendance

93%

120 missed

Lower than 96% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

1,509

voted in favor

Nay

207

voted against

Absent

120

missed votes

Total cast

1,716

across all sessions

Crossed party

27

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

HB 5937

Environmental protection: permits; approval process for certain permits; modify. Amends secs. 1301, 1305, 1307, 3112 & 30307 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1301 et seq.).

Nay

Passed

59–47

Jun 25, 2026

HB 5938

Environmental protection: permits; revisions of permit applications; limit. Amends sec. 30307 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.30307).

Nay

Passed

63–43

Jun 25, 2026

HB 5697

Education: teachers and administrators; completion of certain training for K-5 teachers; require. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531k.

Yea

Passed

103–2

Jun 18, 2026

HB 5931

Tobacco: other; cigar bars and tobacco specialty retail stores; modify affidavit submission process for. Amends sec. 12606a of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.12606a).

Yea

Passed

98–7

Jun 18, 2026

HB 5989

Highways: memorial; portion of M-40; designate as the "Chief David Haverdink Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 126.

Yea

Passed

104–0

Jun 18, 2026

HB 5081

Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1253.

Nay

Passed

67–38

Jun 18, 2026

HB 5646

Education: other; certain requirements for the approval of teacher preparation programs; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1531l.

Yea

Passed

103–2

Jun 18, 2026

HB 5957

Education: teachers and administrators; expiration of nonrenewable temporary teaching certificate; modify. Amends sec. 1531 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531).

Yea

Passed

104–0

Jun 18, 2026

HB 6016

Education: teachers and administrators; interim teaching certification process; modify. Amends sec. 1531i of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1531i).

Yea

Passed

104–0

Jun 18, 2026

HB 5781

Financial institutions: credit unions; insurance from a qualified private insurance organization; allow for foreign credit unions. Amends sec. 501 of 2003 PA 215 (MCL 490.501). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5779'26, HB 5780'26, HB 5782'26, HB 5783'26

Yea

Passed

107–0

Jun 17, 2026