State · Michigan Senate
Jim Runestad
State Senator · Senate District 23 · Party: Republican
433 final-passage votes on record.
A member of Michigan's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on HB 5797 (School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701).). It passed. May 20, 2026
- Voted No on SB 310 (Children: child care; tri-share child care program; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 6b.). It passed. May 20, 2026
- Voted No on SB 939 (Housing: manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; authority to administer the resident ownership revolving fund created in the mobile home commission act; provide. Amends sec. 22 of 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1422). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0934'26). It failed. May 19, 2026
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- Senate District 23
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- Since 2023-01-01
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HB 5797
School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701).
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 106 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 310
Children: child care; tri-share child care program; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 6b.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 102 YEAS 22 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 939
Housing: manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; authority to administer the resident ownership revolving fund created in the mobile home commission act; provide. Amends sec. 22 of 1966 PA 346 (MCL 125.1422). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0934'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 101 YEAS 32 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 935
Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise. Amends secs. 17, 18, 25, 28, 28a & 29 of 1987 PA 96 (MCL 125.2317 et seq.) & adds secs. 28d & 28e. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0934'26, SB 0936'26, SB 0937'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 97 YEAS 32 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 934
Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise. Amends title & secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 16 & 30a of 1987 PA 96 (MCL 125.2302 et seq.) & adds secs. 16b, 16c & 16d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0935'26, SB 0937'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 96 YEAS 31 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 938
Individual income tax: credit; credit for the sale of mobile home park or seasonal mobile home to residents or resident's association or cooperative; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding secs. 281 & 678. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0937'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 100 YEAS 32 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 936
Mobile homes: other; procedure for declaring a mobile home abandoned; provide for. Amends secs. 5775, 5777, 5779 & 5783 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5775 et seq.) & repeals sec. 5781 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5781). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0934'26, SB 0935'26, SB 0937'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 98 YEAS 32 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 937
Mobile homes: other; mobile home commission act; revise. Amends secs. 35, 41, 43 & 48 of 1987 PA 96 (MCL 125.2335 et seq.) & adds sec. 30m. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0934'26, SB 0935'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 99 YEAS 34 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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HB 4695
Local government: authorities; revisions to the recreational authorities act; provide for. Amends secs. 1 & 3 of 2000 PA 321 (MCL 123.1131 & 123.1133). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4694'25
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 81 YEAS 27 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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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
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 80 YEAS 28 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 561
Sales tax: distribution; distribution of sales tax revenue for the revenue sharing trust fund; provide for. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.75). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0559'25, SB 0912'26
PASSED ROLL CALL # 84 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 829
Appropriations: supplemental; funding for natural resources trust fund capital outlay projects; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 79 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 759
Consumer protection: privacy; Michigan consumer protection act; amend to include violation of kids code act as violation. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 65 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 878
Appropriations: omnibus; supplemental appropriations for multiple departments and branches for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 78 YEAS 19 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 758
Communications: internet; Michigan kids code act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0759'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 64 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 760
Trade: business regulation; availability of companion chatbots to minors; prohibit. Creates new act.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 66 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 757
Communications: social media; addictive feeds for minors by social media platforms; prohibit. Creates new act.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 63 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 481
Housing: public accommodations; information with human trafficking hotline; require hotels and motels to post. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2016 PA 62 (MCL 752.1032 & 752.1033).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 60 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 466
Tobacco: other; reference to 1915 PA 31 in the age of majority act of 1971; revise. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1971 PA 79 (MCL 722.52 & 722.53). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0463'25, SB 0464'25, SB 0465'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 62 YEAS 20 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 205
Health: anatomical gifts; certain private practice offices and urgent care centers to provide information on the donor registry and donating bone marrow; allow. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 10401.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 59 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 145
Labor: fair employment practices; certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history; prohibit an employer from seeking or asking about. Amends sec. 13a of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.483a).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 58 YEAS 19 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 463
Tobacco: other; minors that purchase, possess, or use tobacco products, vapor products, or alternative nicotine products; sunset criminal penalties and civil sanctions for. Amends sec. 2 of 1915 PA 31 (MCL 722.642).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 61 YEAS 19 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 626
Children: protection; modifications to the central registry; provide for. Amends secs. 2, 7j & 8 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.622 et seq.).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 56 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 301
Corporate income tax: credits; employer credit for paid organ donation leave; provide for. Amends secs. 30 & 623 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30 & 206.623) & adds secs. 279 & 679.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 55 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 553
Economic development: tax increment financing; water resource improvement authorities; modify. Amends secs. 703, 705 & 710 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4703 et seq.).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 57 YEAS 25 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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HB 4303
Holidays: other; Chaldean American Month; establish. Creates new act.
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 54 YEAS 33 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 296
Health facilities: hospitals; mandatory overtime for nurses; prohibit except under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 21526. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0297'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 52 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 297
Health facilities: hospitals; mandatory overtime for nurses; prohibit except under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 20165 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20165) & adds sec. 17233. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0296'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 53 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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HB 4044
State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 704
Marihuana: other; cannabis regulatory agency; allow to operate a marihuana reference laboratory and to collect, transport, possess, test, and perform research with marihuana. Amends sec. 7 of 2018 IL 1 (MCL 333.27957).
PASSED BY 3/4 VOTE ROLL CALL # 49 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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HB 5455
Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; update. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16189.
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 48 YEAS 31 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 581
Economic development: downtown development authorities; definition of downtown district; modify. Amends sec. 201 of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4201). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5455'26
ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 47 YEAS 22 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 502
Crimes: terrorism; crime of making terrorist threat or false report of terrorism; modify. Amends sec. 543m of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.543m).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 44 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 770
Food: milk; definition of pasteurized milk ordinance; update. Amends sec. 6 of 2001 PA 266 (MCL 288.476).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 46 YEAS 29 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 272
Housing: condominium; definition of undeveloped land; modify. Amends sec. 67 of 1978 PA 59 (MCL 559.167).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 45 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 693
Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in 1851 PA 156; revise to May primary election. Amends sec. 16c of 1851 PA 156 (MCL 46.16c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0691'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 36 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 814
Public employees and officers: other; due date for public officer financial disclosure report; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 2023 PA 281 (MCL 15.705).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 42 YEAS 29 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 697
Elections: petitions; signature requirements for qualifying petitions; modify. Amends sec. 544f of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.544f).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 40 YEAS 27 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 696
Elections: scheduling; reference to August election date in 1846 PA 16; revise to May election date. Amends sec. 2a of 1846 RS 16 (MCL 41.2a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0691'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 39 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 694
Elections: scheduling; reference to August primary election in the revised judicature act of 1961; revise to May primary election. Amends secs. 550, 550a, 805, 8175 & 8176 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.550 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0691'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 37 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 692
Transportation: authorities; reference to the Michigan election law in the regional transit authority act; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 2012 PA 387 (MCL 124.550).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 35 YEAS 27 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 691
Elections: scheduling; August primary election date; eliminate, move primary election date to May, and add the February regular election date. Amends (See bill).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 32 YEAS 15 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 695
Vehicles: registration; reference to the Michigan election law in the Michigan vehicle code; modify. Amends sec. 801j of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801j). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0691'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 38 YEAS 27 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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HB 4556
Education: examinations; certain requirements concerning the Michigan merit examination; modify. Amends sec. 1279g of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1279g).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 30 YEAS 24 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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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).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 31 YEAS 24 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 698
Campaign finance: statements and reports; filing of campaign statements; modify. Amends secs. 15, 16, 17, 24b, 33 & 82 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.215 et seq.) & repeals secs. 34 & 35 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.234 & 169.235).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 41 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 815
Public employees and officers: other; due date for candidate for office financial disclosure report; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 2023 PA 282 (MCL 169.305).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 43 YEAS 28 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 716
Controlled substances: schedules; scheduling of certain controlled substances; modify. Amends sec. 7204 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7204).
PASSED ROLL CALL # 29 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 451
Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate. Creates new act.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 26 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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SB 450
Health facilities: hospitals; certain hospital financial assistance policies; make subject to the hospital financial assistance act. Amends sec. 17 of 1913 PA 350 (MCL 331.167). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0449'25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 25 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
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