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Denise Mentzer
MI House District 61
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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
Labor & Employment 88Healthcare 87Government Operations & Budget 85Criminal Justice & Policing 79Social Services & Welfare 64Civil Rights & Liberties 49Economy & Taxes 47Environment & Energy 42Transportation & Infrastructure 31Veterans Affairs 28Technology & Privacy 25Education 24Other 23Housing 17Defense & Military 16Agriculture 10Elections & Voting 10Gun Policy 9Banking & Finance 8Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Immigration 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MI House District 61 current
Michigan |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (598 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 5089 — Highways: memorial; portions of M-60; rename as memorial highways. Amends sec. 106 of 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1106). | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5078 — Highways: memorial; portion of M-22; designate as the "Company K Indian Veterans 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Civil War Memorial Highway"… | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4926 — Health: licensing; procedure for vacating disciplinary records of certain licensees or registrants; provide for. Amends secs. 16211, 16216… | Yea | Nov 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4860 — Insurance: health insurers; methods of payments and reimbursements for dental benefits; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 -… | Yea | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4726 — Health facilities: county medical care facilities; maintenance of effort reimbursement; extend sunset. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL… | Yea | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5080 — Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by… | Yea | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5079 — Crimes: public office and officers; penalties for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law… | Yea | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HR 214 — A resolution to urge the United States Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government. | Nay | Nov 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4930 — Health: licensing; name requirements for licensure; provide for. Amends sec. 16177 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16177). | Yea | Nov 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4929 — Health: licensing; procedure for voluntary relinquishment of license; provide for. Amends sec. 16201 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16201) & adds… | Yea | Nov 5, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4861 — Elections: candidates; affidavit of identity provision for partisan office candidates; clarify. Amends sec. 558 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL… | Yea | Nov 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4421 — Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy. Amends 1994 PA… | Yea | Nov 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HR 195 — A resolution to oppose the proposed Michigan Health Education Standards Framework and urge the Michigan Department of Education to redraft… | Nay | Nov 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4840 — Courts: business court; types of cases heard by the business court; revise. Amends sec. 8031 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.8031). | Yea | Nov 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4073 — Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of natural resources. Amends sec. 1602 of 1994 PA 451… | Yea | Nov 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4089 — Highways: memorial; portion of US-10 in Midland; designate as the "Army Specialist Levi K. Hoover Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142… | Yea | Oct 30, 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 | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4427 — Counties: employees and officers; brown alert for dangerous levels of sewage or E. coli; require. Amends 1976 PA 390 (MCL 30.401 - 30.421)… | Yea | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4420 — State management: funds; form to disclose legislatively directed spending items; create. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by… | Yea | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4307 — Health occupations: physicians; voluntary reporting to secretary of state patients with certain conditions that affect ability to operate a… | Yea | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4306 — Traffic control: driver license; exceptions to driver license suspension for certain individuals who suffered an epileptic seizure; provide… | Yea | Oct 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4663 — Liquor: licenses; certain donations to nonprofits; allow. Amends 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1101 - 436.2303) by adding sec. 1016. | Yea | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4591 — Health occupations: counselors; professional counselors licensure compact; provide for. Amends sec. 18101 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18101) &… | Yea | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4642 — Campaign finance: violations; authority of the attorney general's office to resolve violations involving the secretary of state; provide… | Yea | Oct 29, 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 | Oct 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (33 as lead sponsor)
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HB 5675
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Energy: other; utility filing a rate case earlier than 3 years after the utility’s last rate case: prohibit. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a).
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HR 175
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A resolution to declare September 19, 2025, as POW/MIA Recognition Day in the state of Michigan.
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HB 4545
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Human services: medical services; compliance with the prescription drug cost and affordability review act; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b)…
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HB 5408
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Health occupations: veterinarians; medication side effects; require veterinarians to disclose. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec…
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HB 4600
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Crimes: terrorism; making terrorist threat or false report of terrorism; modify. Amends sec. 543m of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.543m).
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HB 4329
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Consumer credit: credit reports and reporting agencies; collection and reporting of medical debt information; regulate. Creates new act.
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HB 4758
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Labor: other; reemployment and unemployment services for dislocated federal employees and veterans; provide for. Creates new act.
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HR 219
MI · —
A resolution urging the federal government to not extend the emergency order preventing the planned closure of the J.H. Campbell Power Plant.
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HR 115
MI · —
A resolution to urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to fully fund Medicaid and to reject any proposal that would strip…
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HB 4110
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Property: land sales; seller disclosure statement; require to reflect yearly property taxes based on current assessed value of property. Amends sec. 7 of 1993…
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