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Dan Lauwers

MI Senate District 25

Republican Michigan since Jan 1, 2019

Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Environment & Energy 17Economy & Taxes 16Government Operations & Budget 15Agriculture 11Transportation & Infrastructure 8Criminal Justice & Policing 6Education 6Other 6Gun Policy 5Civil Rights & Liberties 4Healthcare 4Labor & Employment 4Elections & Voting 3Housing 3Banking & Finance 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
MI Senate District 25 current
Michigan
 Republican Jan 1, 2019 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
MI House District 81
Michigan
 Republican — Dec 31, 2018 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (403 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
SB 686 — Land use: farmland and open space; land subject to conservation easement; allow partial relinquishment of. Amends sec. 36110 of 1994 PA 451… Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 685 — Land use: farmland and open space; eligibility for tax credit; grandfather farmland subject to multiple legal arrangements before certain… Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 513 — Liquor: other; definition of brand; modify. Amends sec. 105 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1105) & adds sec. 604. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0512'25 Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 688 — Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR… Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 687 — Land use: farmland and open space; agricultural conservation easement; allow to be held by local unit. Amends sec. 36206 of 1994 PA 451… Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 689 — Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of farmland from development rights agreements; expand legal arrangements triggering… Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 512 — Liquor: distribution; general amendments; provide for. Amends secs. 303, 526, 607, 609b, 903b & 1025 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1303 et seq.) &… Yea Dec 2, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 596 — State finance: budgets; legislatively directed spending items; create a request and monitoring process for. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101… Yea Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 199 — Economic development: tax increment financing; definition of other protected obligation; modify and expand. Amends sec. 301 of 2018 PA 57… Nay Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 531 — Elections: petitions; process for counting duplicate petition signatures; provide for, and eliminate penalties. Amends secs. 482, 590h… Yea Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5092 — Animals: exotic; breeding license requirements; modify. Amends sec. 22a of 2000 PA 274 (MCL 287.1122a). Yea Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 443 — Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187. Yea Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 530 — Elections: petitions; petition circulator to provide or read the summary of the purpose of the petition to the petition signer; require… Nay Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 529 — Elections: campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and… Nay Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5055 — Law enforcement: other; jurisdiction of sergeant at arms; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 2001 PA 185 (MCL 4.382). Nay Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4135 — Property: conveyance of state property; conveyance of certain state-owned property in Jackson County; provide for. Creates land transfer… Yea Nov 13, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 182 — Appropriations: supplemental; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates… Nay Oct 30, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 133 — Insurance: producers; continuing education credit carryover system for insurance producers who belong to a professional insurance… Yea Oct 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 423 — Property tax: delinquent taxes; sunsets on certain delinquent tax payment reduction and foreclosure avoidance programs; modify. Amends sec… Yea Oct 29, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 478 — Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Livingston County; provide for. Creates land transfer… Yea Oct 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 595 — Land use: other; Michigan-Indiana boundary; provide for survey of parts and for grants to county remonumentation programs. Amends secs. 5… Yea Oct 28, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 515 — Housing: other; requirement for certain rental units to be equipped with a carbon monoxide device; provide for. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL… Nay Oct 23, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 314 — Retirement: county employees; employment of retirant in a county sheriff’s office; allow without forfeiting retirement allowance. Amends… Yea Oct 23, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 277 — Sales tax: distribution; disposition of money into the game and fish protection account; provide for. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL… Nay Oct 21, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 276 — Natural resources: fishing; structuring of fishing licenses and hunting licenses; revise. Amends secs. 43520, 43522, 43523a, 43523b, 43524… Nay Oct 21, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)