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Sarah Lightner
MI House District 45
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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
Government Operations & Budget 30Criminal Justice & Policing 23Banking & Finance 15Economy & Taxes 15Environment & Energy 8Agriculture 7Labor & Employment 7Technology & Privacy 6Civil Rights & Liberties 4Healthcare 4Housing 4Social Services & Welfare 3Transportation & Infrastructure 3Education 2Other 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI House District 45 current
Michigan |
Republican | Jan 1, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MI House District 65
Michigan |
Republican | — | Dec 31, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (594 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 4506 — Criminal procedure: sentencing; guidelines for sentencing individuals aged 18 to 21 to life without parole; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 175… | Yea | Jul 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4369 — Education: meals; certain substances served in school foods; prohibit. Amends 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1101 - 289.8111) by adding sec. 7134. | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4391 — Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan vehicle code; expand to include other… | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4390 — Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan vehicle code; expand to include other… | Yea | Jul 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4214 — Transportation: school vehicles; procedures when approaching a school bus displaying yellow flashing lights; modify. Amends secs. 601b &… | Yea | Jun 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4417 — Health occupations: emergency medical services personnel; access to opioid antagonists; provide to life support agencies under certain… | Yea | Jun 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4403 — Liquor: other; leasing, selling, and transferring portions of certain alternating proprietors under approval of commission; allow. Amends… | Yea | Jun 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4426 — Transportation: carriers; age requirement to operate a commercial motor vehicle; modify. Amends sec. 2d of 1963 PA 181 (MCL 480.12d). | Yea | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4396 — Juveniles: juvenile justice services; certain information sharing for research purposes in juvenile justice cases; allow. Amends sec. 9 of… | Yea | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4367 — Education: other; purple star school program; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1138a. | Yea | Jun 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4262 — Consumer protection: other; attorney general investigations of the event online ticket sales act; provide for, and prescribe fines and… | Yea | Jun 24, 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). | Yea | Jun 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4263 — Consumer protection: other; certain uses of automated programs to purchase event tickets online; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH… | Yea | Jun 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4579 — Appropriations: community colleges; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amends secs. 201 & 206 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4192 — Environmental protection: permits; groundwater discharge permit requirements; modify. Amends sec. 3122 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.3122). | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4395 — Occupations: barbers; license to perform services at veteran service organizations; provide for. Amends secs. 1117 & 1217 of 1980 PA 299… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4394 — Occupations: licensing fees; permit fee for barbers and cosmetologists to operate outside of a licensed facility for veterans; establish… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4257 — Environmental protection: solid waste; anaerobic digestion and digestate; define. Amends secs. 11502 & 11503 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.11502… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4265 — Environmental protection: solid waste; reporting and compliance requirements for anaerobic digesters; modify. Amends secs. 11506 & 11568 of… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4356 — Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4580 — Appropriations: higher education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for. Amend secs. 236 & 241 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1836… | Yea | Jun 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4011 — Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Arenac County; provide for. Creates land transfer act. | Yea | Jun 11, 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 | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4044 — State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act. | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4434 — Courts: juries; one-person grand jury provisions; repeal. Repeals secs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a & 6b, ch. VII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 767.3 et seq.). | Yea | Jun 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (37 as lead sponsor)
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HB 5548
MI · —
Financial institutions: other; consumer financial services act; revise internal references related to money transmission services. Amends sec. 5 of 1988 PA 161…
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HR 247
MI · —
A resolution to declare February 21-28, 2026, as National FFA Week in the state of Michigan.
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HB 5452
MI · —
Criminal procedure: sentencing; sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction; modify. Amends sec. 1k, ch. IX of 1927 PA 175 (MCL…
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HB 4761
MI · —
Criminal procedure: sentencing; guidelines for sentencing individuals aged 18 to 21 to life without parole; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 175 (MCL 760.1 -…
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HB 5658
MI · —
Occupations: notaries public; use of communication technology to perform electronic notarizations and remote electronic notarizations; modify and expand…
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HB 5055
MI · —
Law enforcement: other; jurisdiction of sergeant at arms; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 2001 PA 185 (MCL 4.382).
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HB 4667
MI · —
Crimes: other; use of artificial intelligence to commit certain crimes; prohibit. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 411y.
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HB 4525
MI · —
Criminal procedure: other; electronic monitoring by global positioning devices of certain individuals released without bail; require. Amends sec. 6b, ch. V of…
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HB 5121
MI · —
Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec. 2950a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2950a) &…
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HB 4839
MI · —
Human services: medical services; requirement to prescribe generic medications; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding sec. 109z.
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