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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 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 |
| HB 4233 — Property: land sales; prohibition for foreign entity to purchase farmland in Michigan; provide for. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS… | Yea | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4241 — Economic development: other; economic incentives to certain foreign countries; prohibit. Amends 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2001 - 125.2094) by… | Yea | May 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| OTHER a55a8757-7999-48d0-bc11-dff5a5391fd6 — Elections: registration; verification of an elector's United States citizenship; require, and modify voter identification requirements… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4342 — Revenue sharing: cities and villages; withholding of payments for enactment and enforcement of certain sanctuary policies; provide for… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4338 — Local government: other; sanctuary policy prohibition act; create. Creates new act. | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4341 — Housing: housing development authority; provision of services or grants or participation in programs for certain individuals; prohibit… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4339 — Counties: ordinances; county law enforcement protection act; create. Creates new act. | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4340 — Human services: services or financial assistance; provision of services or grants or participation in programs for certain individuals… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4288 — Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit… | Yea | May 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4029 — Natural resources: hunting; posting of rules and regulations by a certain date; require. Amends secs. 40113a & 41103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL… | Yea | Apr 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4028 — Energy: alternative sources; zoning exemptions for large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage facilities; eliminate. Amends title & sec… | Yea | Apr 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (37 as lead sponsor)
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HB 5548
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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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