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Jim Runestad

MI Senate District 23

Republican Michigan since Jan 1, 2023

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
MI Senate District 23 current Michigan	Republican	Jan 1, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (403 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 4358 — Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 - 117.38) by adding sec. 3c.	Yea	Jun 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 891 — Law enforcement: reports; communications under the Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2 & 5 of 2002 PA 713 (MCL 28.761 et…	Yea	Jun 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4359 — Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II & sec. 3, ch. V of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 62.4 et…	Yea	Jun 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 892 — Law enforcement: reports; Michigan Amber alert act; modify. Amends title & sec. 3 of 2002 PA 712 (MCL 28.753).	Yea	Jun 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 608 — Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Repeals secs. 101, 103, 105, 201, 211, 213, 215, 217…	Not voting	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 609 — Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends sec. 107 of 2020 PA 220 (MCL 333.29107).	Not voting	Jun 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 26 — Traffic control: driver license; reference to fire protection fund in the natural resources and environmental protection act; remove…	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 839 — Property: recording; recording requirements; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1937 PA 103 (MCL 565.201).	Yea	Jun 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 310 — Children: child care; tri-share child care program; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 6b.	Nay	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 311 — Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require. Creates new act.	Nay	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4572 — Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for Selfridge Air National Guard Base for fiscal year…	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 5797 — School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA…	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 313 — Fire: other; requirements for certain child care organizations and procedures for certain investigations; modify and make other revisions…	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 312 — Children: child care; review and appeal process for certain violations of child care organization rules; require the department to…	Yea	May 20, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
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…	Not voting	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
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…	Not voting	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
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…	Not voting	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
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…	Not voting	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
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…	Not voting	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 939 — Housing: manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; authority to administer the resident ownership revolving fund created in the mobile home…	Not voting	May 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4798 — Local government: authorities; revisions to the recreational authorities act; provide for. Amends sec. 1901 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1901)…	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 559 — State management: funds; revenue sharing trust fund; create. Amends 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.251 - 12.262) by adding secs. 11a & 11b. TIE BAR…	Yea	Apr 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 903 — School aid: other; requirements for districts to receive weighted funding; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding…	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 860 — Appropriations: school aid omnibus; fiscal year 2026-2027 appropriations for K-12 school aid, higher education, and community colleges…	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 877 — Appropriations: supplemental; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates…	Nay	Apr 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (18 as lead sponsor)

SB 270 MI · —
Civil procedure: civil actions; immunity from civil action for individual who uses force in compliance with self-defense act; provide for. Amends secs. 2922b &…

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SB 412 MI · —
Health facilities: nursing homes; electronic monitoring devices in nursing homes; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 21702 & 21703 of 1978 PA 368…

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SB 500 MI · —
Torts: defenses; immunity; provide for individual reacting to a riot. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2922d.

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SB 445 MI · —
Corrections: other; report of certain aggregate data for prisoners who are not citizens of the United States; require the department to provide. Amends 1953 PA…

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SB 832 MI · —
Legislature: legislators; appointment of a legislator to a committee that would create a conflict of interest; prohibit. Amends 1968 PA 318 (MCL 15.301 -…

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SB 606 MI · —
Administrative procedure: joint committee; member of the committee calling a hearing on a ruleset; allow. Amends sec. 35 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.235).

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SB 942 MI · —
Family law: child custody; information on the presumption of equal or approximately equal parenting time; require the friend of the court to provide. Amends…

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SB 940 MI · —
Family law: child custody; factors determining best interest of child; include equal time with both parents as a factor. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL…

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SB 941 MI · —
Family law: child custody; factors determining best interest of child in joint custody; include equal time with both parents as a factor. Amends secs. 6a & 7a…

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SB 605 MI · —
Children: protection; availability of confidential records; modify. Amends sec. 7 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627).

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