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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 5813 — Human services: medical services; reporting of error rate regarding Medicaid; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 - 400.119b) by adding… | Yea | 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… | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | pass | 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… | Yea | 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 -… | Yea | 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. | Yea | 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). | 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 5505 — Legislature: legislative agencies; office of digital oversight; establish. Creates new act. | 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 5504 — State agencies (existing): technology, management, and budget; state digital service office; create. Creates new act. | 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 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 |
| HB 5744 — Crimes: penalties; penalties for discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle; increase fines if a minor is in the vehicle. Amends 1931 PA 328… | Nay | May 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5745 — Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for intentionally discharging a firearm from a vehicle or at a dwelling or… | Nay | May 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5797 — School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for inclement weather; revise. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA… | Yea | May 14, 2026 | 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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