Tuesday, October 28th, 2025:

I voted NO on HB 4124-29 (Reps. Wendzel, McFall, Steckloff, Thompson, VanWoerkom, Andrews) Would provide a corporate income tax credit for research and development expenses on advanced small modular reactors. Would create a grant program for nuclear and hydrogen higher education programs. Would create a fund for the nuclear and hydrogen higher education grant program created in HB 4125. Would provide a definition for advanced nuclear reactors. Would provide a corporate income tax credit for power generated by advanced small modular reactors. Would create incentives for graduates of nuclear and hydrogen higher education programs to accept employment in Michigan. EXPLANATION: More corporate welfare is not the answer. Nuclear energy would do wonders for Michigan’s currently hostile energy climate, but tax credits and government education programs are improper for bringing in meaningful investment.

PASSED: 78-26, PASSED: 80-24, PASSED: 82-22,  PASSED: 85-19, PASSED: 78-26. PASSED: 84-20  

I voted NO on HB 4509 (Rep. Meerman) would enter Michigan into the Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, allowing those professions to practice in all member states through a compact privilege. EXPLANATION: Licensure compacts come with potential fees, increased data sharing, and an out of state commission in charge of the operations. Licensing should be streamlined here at home to cut red tape and decrease administrative burdens on these occupations. Out-of-state audiologists and speech-language pathologists would be more inclined to move here and work if our regulatory environment was greatly reduced. Additionally, licensure reciprocity would be a good alternative to this compact.

PASSED: 101-3

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025:

I voted NO on HB 4591 (Rep. Bohnak) would enter Michigan into the Counseling Compact, allowing counselors to practice in all member states through a compact privilege. EXPLANATION: Licensure compacts come with potential fees, increased data sharing, and an out of state commission in charge of the operations. Licensing should be streamlined here at home to cut red tape and decrease administrative burdens on these occupations. Out-of-state counselors would be more inclined to move here and work if our regulatory environment was greatly reduced. Additionally, licensure reciprocity would be a good alternative to this compact.

PASSED: 83-23  

I voted YES on HB 5092 (Rep. Bierlein) would update breeding license requirements under the Large Carnivore Act. EXPLANATION: Streamlining regulations for entities that breed large carnivores is a good way to limit government’s involvement in this field. Entities, namely zoos, already have to apply for a Class C license to breed large carnivores, and they do not need to deal with the burden of further regulations and uncertainties interfering with their business.

PASSED: 104-2

I voted YES on HB 4663 (Rep. VanderWall) would allow bars, breweries, and other liquor license holders to donate a percentage of their profits on beverage sales to nonprofit charities. EXPLANATION: Liquor license holders generate their profits through market transactions, and the state has no business dictating what licensees can or can’t do with their money. If they wish to run promotions for charity, the government should respect that right. 

PASSED: 85-21 

I voted YES on HB 4642 (Rep. Rigas) would require the Attorney General (AG) to punish the Secretary of State (SOS) for Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA) violations. EXPLANATION: Known fraudster and serial election-related lawsuit loser Jocelyn Benson committed a campaign finance violation when she used a government building to announce her bid for governor. Fortunately for her, it’s currently the SOS’s job to refer election related violations to the AG and she decided not to turn herself in. If a public official commits a campaign finance violation, they should face the appropriate consequences.

PASSED: 106-0

Thursday, October 30th, 2025:

I voted YES on HB 4089 (Rep. Schuette) would rename a portion of US-10 in the city of Midland as the Army Specialist Levi K. Hoover Memorial Highway. EXPLANATION: Army Specialist Levi K. Hoover bravely served our country in Iraq, where he tragically gave the ultimate sacrifice in 2007. Dedicating a portion of US-10 in Specialist Hoover’s hometown is a way to honor his legacy of service and commemorate his name.

PASSED: 104-0

I voted YES on HB 4306&07 (Reps. VanderWall, DeBoer) Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code by adding a new section that allows the Michigan Secretary of State to suspend a driver’s license after an epileptic seizure for a period of less than 6-months. Would amend the Public Health Code to allow a physician to submit a recommendation to the Secretary of State recommending a driver’s license suspension of less than 6-months if a patient has experienced an epileptic seizure. EXPLANATION: Not every medical emergency or condition is the same, and the state should respect this variance by providing more leeway to individuals who have suffered from seizures. Unilaterally revoking someone’s driver’s license for half a year after they suffer an epileptic episode only makes a bad situation worse. There are cases in which people are cleared by a physician to drive before six months have passed, and the state should not excessively restrict their ability.

PASSED: 102-2,  PASSED: 102-2   

I voted NO on HB 4427 (Rep. St. Germaine) would create an emergency alert system to notify the public about unsafe water such as raw sewage contamination in waterways. EXPLANATION: Otherwise known as a “Brown Alert,” this requirement for an emergency alert system is best left to local governments to decide how they would like to notify residents about unsafe water. Further, creating additional emergency alert systems will inundate people with notices from the government, which is a nuisance, and could create a boy-who-cried-wolf situation. 

PASSED: 94-10

I voted YES on HB 4420 (Rep. Kunse) would prohibit the expenditure of an appropriated enhancement grant unless certain information is publicly disclosed on the official website of the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) and available to the public. EXPLANATION: Back in January, the House unanimously passed House Resolution 14, a resolution designed to increase transparency by requiring disclosure of enhancement grants. Putting transparency around enhancement grants into law provides further clarity as to how tax dollars are spent. The people of this state have every right to know the details of grant requests submitted by legislators, and this legislation accomplishes that intent. 

PASSED: 98-5

I voted YES on SB 596 (Sen. Anthony) would establish requirements and transparency for Legislatively Directed Spending Items. EXPLANATION: The House floor amendments offered productive changes to the Senate’s proposal, namely extending the disclosure date from 10 days to 60 days, ensuring that the people have the necessary time to review what their legislators requested.

PASSED: 99-4