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 97% 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

28

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

HB 5710

Energy: electricity; integrated resource planning process; require consideration of all energy sources. Amends secs. 6a, 6l, 6m & 6t of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a et seq.) & repeals sec. 6aa of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6aa). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5711'26

Nay

Passed

59–46

May 12, 2026

HB 5281

Financial institutions: other; third-party litigation funding transparency; provide for. Creates new act.

Nay

Passed

61–44

May 12, 2026

HB 5644

Traffic control: parking; determination of disability for purpose of obtaining a disability placard by nurse practitioners; allow. Amends secs. 19a, 675, 803d & 803h of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.19a et seq.).

Yea

Passed

105–0

May 12, 2026

HB 4694

Local government: authorities; revisions to the recreational authorities act; provide for. Amends secs. 5, 7, 11 & 21 of 2000 PA 321 (MCL 123.1135 et seq.) & adds secs. 5a, 9a & 10. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4695'25, HB 4798'25

Yea

Passed

103–2

May 12, 2026

HB 5711

Energy: alternative sources; clean and renewable energy standards; eliminate. Amends title & secs. 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 75, 77, 83, 87, 101, 173 & 191 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1001 et seq.) & repeals subpt. A of pt. 2 & sec. 179 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1022 - 460.1054 & 460.1179). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5710'26

Nay

Passed

58–47

May 12, 2026

HB 4556

Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g).

Yea

Passed

105–0

Apr 30, 2026

HB 4557

Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify. Amends secs. 22p & 104c of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1622p & 388.1704c) & repeals sec. 104b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1704b).

Yea

Passed

105–0

Apr 30, 2026

HB 4708

Watercraft: marinas; enforcement of liens; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1998 PA 362 (MCL 570.375).

Yea

Passed

93–13

Apr 29, 2026

HB 5426

Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for registered sex offender working at a business that provides services to minors; provide for. Amends sec. 11b, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.11b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5425'25 Against party

Nay

Passed

97–8

Apr 29, 2026

HB 5425

Criminal procedure: sex offender registration; employment of a registered sex offender at a business that provides services to minors; prohibit. Amends 1994 PA 295 (MCL 28.721 - 28.730) by adding sec. 5d. Against party

Nay

Passed

97–8

Apr 29, 2026