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Karen Whitsett

MI House District 4

Democratic Michigan since Jan 1, 2023

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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

Healthcare 5Labor & Employment 4Economy & Taxes 2Government Operations & Budget 2Transportation & Infrastructure 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Criminal Justice & Policing 1Education 1Environment & Energy 1Housing 1Social Services & Welfare 1

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
MI House District 4 current
Michigan
 Democratic Jan 1, 2023 — openstates/people CC0-1.0
MI House District 9
Michigan
 Democratic — Dec 31, 2022 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (58 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HB 5872 — Property tax: assessments; taxable value of transferred property; modify. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a). Yea 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… Yea 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… Yea 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). Yea 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… Yea 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 Yea 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… Yea 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… Yea May 20, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4706 — Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and supplemental appropriations… Yea Aug 26, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4303 — Holidays: other; Chaldean American Month; establish. Creates new act. Yea Aug 21, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
OTHER 2a827c16-e587-49e6-b17d-1752f34ae543 — Legislature: other; enactment of appropriation bills by a certain date; require. Amends sec. 31 of art. IV, sec. 18 of art. V & sec. 17 of… Yea Aug 21, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4071 — Insurance: unfair trade practices; unfair trade practices in the insurance industry; revise. Amends sec. 2025 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2025). Yea May 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4072 — Health: pharmaceuticals; allow patients to take unused portion of eye drops or eye ointments after certain procedures for continued patient… Yea May 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4283 — Energy: alternative sources; electricity generated from RICE generators; authorize use of to meet renewable and clean energy standards… Yea May 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4328 — Appropriations: supplemental; emergency response funding; provide for. Creates appropriation act. Yea May 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4007 — Energy: alternative sources; clean energy system; expand definition of. Amends sec. 3 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1003). Yea May 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4178 — Insurance: producers; continuing education credit carryover system for insurance producers who belong to a professional insurance… Yea May 7, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4240 — State agencies (existing): other; foreign influence of public bodies; prohibit. Creates new act. Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4345 — School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for district closure during a declared state of… Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4242 — Health: electronic records; requirements for security and storage of electronic health records; provide for. Amends secs. 16213 & 20175a of… Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4235 — Public employees and officers: state; use of certain applications on state devices; prohibit. Creates new act. Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4239 — Higher education: other; foreign influence of state institutions of higher education; prohibit. Creates new act. Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4136 — Elections: registration; department of natural resources and those designated by the department of natural resources to issue a resident… Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4238 — Education: other; certain programs and agreements between public schools and foreign countries of concern; regulate. Amends 1976 PA 451… Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 4234 — Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846… Yea May 6, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)