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Joe Tate
MI House District 9
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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 30Government Operations & Budget 29Veterans Affairs 27Economy & Taxes 21Banking & Finance 19Criminal Justice & Policing 17Healthcare 16Defense & Military 14Education 14Civil Rights & Liberties 12Housing 12Social Services & Welfare 11Technology & Privacy 8Elections & Voting 6Transportation & Infrastructure 4Immigration 3Agriculture 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Environment & Energy 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI House District 9 current
Michigan |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MI House District 10
Michigan |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MI House District 2
Michigan |
Democratic | — | Dec 31, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (590 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 5831 — Crimes: terrorism; penalties for acts of terrorism; modify. Amends sec. 543f of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.543f). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5830'26 | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5813 — Human services: medical services; reporting of error rate regarding Medicaid; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding… | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 6013 — Human services: food assistance; monitoring and tracking out-of-state use of the Michigan bridge card; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL… | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5740 — Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements upon discovery of certain assets; provide for. Amends secs. 5106, 5314 & 5319 of 1998 PA… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| OTHER 45b1f0b6-3a41-46aa-98d5-c19a04b516d2 — Elections: primary; nomination process for secretary of state and attorney general; modify, and provide for gubernatorial appointment of… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4466 — Health: licensing; sanctions for performing gender reassignment procedures or treatment to minors; provide for. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226… | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5812 — Human services: food assistance; authorization for waiver of work requirements for SNAP benefits; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 -… | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5682 — Natural resources: hunting; auction of Pure Michigan license; allow. Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 43530. | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5650 — State management: funds; certain litigation involving the attorney general; require reporting to the legislature of. Creates new act. | Nay | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4644 — Vehicles: other; operation of golf carts on streets and county roads in certain municipalities; allow. Amends sec. 657a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL… | Yea | Jun 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 304 — Transportation: other; Charter of City of Mackinac Island; amend; regulation of ferries; provide for. Amends sec. 1, ch. IX & sec. 1, ch… | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5717 — Elections: election officials; township to contract with an accredited individual to perform election law duties in the absence of a… | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5150 — Health occupations: respiratory therapists; licensure for respiratory therapists; modify. Amends secs. 16204, 16344, 18701, 18703, 18707 &… | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5552 — Consumer credit: interest rates; prepayment penalties on certain mortgage loans made for business purposes; allow. Amends sec. 1c of 1966… | Yea | May 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5872 — Property tax: assessments; taxable value of transferred property; modify. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a). | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5878 — Property tax: personal property; personal property tax; eliminate. Amends sec. 19 of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.19) & adds sec. 9q. TIE BAR WITH… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5875 — Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5874 — Taxation: state real estate transfer; state real estate transfer tax; repeal. Repeals 1993 PA 330 (MCL 207.521 - 207.537). | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5876 — Taxation: administration; settlement process; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 21 of 1941 PA… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5505 — Legislature: legislative agencies; office of digital oversight; establish. Creates new act. | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5873 — Property tax: state education tax; state education tax; eliminate. Repeals 1993 PA 331 (MCL 211.901 - 211.906). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26 | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5879 — Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5504 — State agencies (existing): technology, management, and budget; state digital service office; create. Creates new act. | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5877 — Probate: other; prima facie evidence that transfer is made for value; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4779 — Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187. | Yea | May 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)
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HB 4643
MI · —
Higher education: other; requirements regarding compensation of college athletes; modify. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 10 of 2020 PA 366 (MCL…
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HB 4195
MI · —
Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove. Amends secs. 50a, 51a, 232, 302, 303, 307 &…
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HCR 3
MI · —
A concurrent resolution to urge Congress to amend 38 U.S.C. § 5304 and 10 U.S.C. § 12316 to permit members of the United States reserves and National Guard to…
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HB 5026
MI · —
Crimes: prostitution; references to the Michigan penal code; modify in sex offenders registration act. Amends sec. 2 of 1994 PA 295 (MCL 28.722). TIE BAR WITH…
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HB 5280
MI · —
Individual income tax: deductions; retirement and pension benefits and student loan forgiveness deductions for certain commissioned officers; provide for…
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HB 4754
MI · —
Individual income tax: credit; credit for cash and food donations to certain nonprofit organizations; provide for. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by…
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HB 5166
MI · —
Corporate income tax: credits; charitable food tax credit program; create. Amends 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.1 - 206.847) by adding secs. 279 & 679.
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HB 4232
MI · —
State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create. Amends title & sec. 2 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252) & adds secs. 11a & 11b. TIE BAR…
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HB 4718
MI · —
Insurance: other; requirement to file a fraud report; provide for. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 4506.
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HB 4231
MI · —
Sales tax: distribution; distribution of certain sales tax revenue into the public safety and violence prevention fund; provide for. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA…
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