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Mary Cavanagh
MI Senate District 6
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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
Criminal Justice & Policing 45Healthcare 42Government Operations & Budget 41Banking & Finance 40Civil Rights & Liberties 26Environment & Energy 21Social Services & Welfare 21Housing 20Economy & Taxes 18Labor & Employment 18Technology & Privacy 12Other 10Elections & Voting 9Transportation & Infrastructure 9Education 6Gun Policy 4Immigration 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI Senate District 6 current
Michigan |
Democratic | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MI House District 10
Michigan |
Democratic | — | Jan 1, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (404 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 462 — Tobacco: licenses; nicotine or tobacco products; require license to sell at retail. Amends title & secs. 1, 4 & 5 of 1915 PA 31 (MCL… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 690 — Land use: farmland and open space; legal arrangements eligible for tax credits; expand. Amends sec. 36109 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36109)… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4595 — Liquor: licenses; issuance of specially designated merchant license or specially designated distributor license; allow for certain… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4098 — Property tax: tax tribunal; methods for tax tribunal to hold hearings; expand to include electronically. Amends secs. 26 & 34 of 1973 PA… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4045 — Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against. Creates new act. | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4666 — Insurance: life; reference to "colored" persons; eliminate. Amends sec. 2082 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2082). | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4122 — Food: cottage food operation; certain requirements for cottage food operations and cottage food products; modify. Amends secs. 1105, 1111 &… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 585 — Probate: guardians and conservators; requirement to have an appraisal for the sale of real property; provide for. Amends sec. 5423 of 1998… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 96 — Construction: other; installation of temporary locking devices or systems in child care centers; allow. Amends sec. 28 of 1972 PA 230 (MCL… | Not voting | Dec 18, 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… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 158 — Consumer protection: other; certain uses of automated programs to purchase event tickets online; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4099 — Civil rights: open meetings; electronic hearings of the tax tribunal; permit under the open meetings act. Amends sec. 3a of 1976 PA 267… | Not voting | Dec 18, 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"… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4098 — Property tax: tax tribunal; methods for tax tribunal to hold hearings; expand to include electronically. Amends secs. 26 & 34 of 1973 PA… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 25 — Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; owner of a motor vehicle repair facility to operate an additional facility under the… | Not voting | Dec 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4493 — Food: licensing; licensure exemptions; modify. Amends sec. 4105 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.4105). | Not voting | Dec 18, 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 | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4836 — Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 599 — Industrial Hemp: licenses; licensing and regulations for processing, brokering, and marketing industrial hemp, supplying industrial hemp… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 602 — Marihuana: other; references to and regulation of industrial hemp under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act; amend… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 483 — Health: other; palliative care advisory task force; create. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 2220. | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4543 — Individual income tax: home heating credit; adjustments based on Detroit Consumer Price Index; change to United States Consumer Price… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4576 — Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act. | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 600 — Marihuana: other; cross-references to industrial hemp research and development act within the medical marihuana facilities licensing act… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 349 — Education: examinations; opt-out option for the workforce readiness assessment portion of the Michigan merit examination; provide for… | Yea | Dec 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (39 as lead sponsor)
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SB 32
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Insurance: health insurers; provision of information on medical malpractice insurance relating to perinatal care services to the department of health and human…
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SB 623
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Labor: health and safety; time to submit a complaint; modify. Amends sec. 65 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1065).
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SB 254
MI · —
Public utilities: other; transfer of utility to tenant; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1939 PA 178 (MCL 123.161) & adds sec. 4a. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0253'25
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SB 253
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Housing: landlord and tenants; right for water and sewer bill to be in tenant's name; provide for. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) by adding sec. 1f.
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SR 27
MI · —
A resolution to designate April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.
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SB 343
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Law enforcement: other; individuals filing complaints against law enforcement; allow to remain private. Creates new act.
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SB 622
MI · —
Labor: health and safety; requirements for proposed administrative rule; modify. Amends sec. 14 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1014).
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SB 179
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Appropriations: department of labor and economic opportunity; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Creates appropriation act.
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SB 543
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Insurance: other; penalties for violations of the insurance code; increase. Amends secs. 150 & 2038 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.150 & 500.2038).
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SR 21
MI · —
A resolution to designate March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day.
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