Wednesday, November 12th, 2025:

I voted YES on HB 4857 (Rep. Bruck) would add peer support services to the list of critical incident stress management services and expand confidentiality protections to individuals who are not emergency service providers. EXPLANATION: Critical incident stress management services (CISMS) help people process trauma and respond to the immediate aftermath of a traumatic incident. CISMS teams do great work in coming alongside people who need help processing shocking experiences, and extending confidentiality protections to these teams ensures they are able to offer their services to the best of their abilities without fear of government backlash. 

PASSED: 102-0

I voted YES on HB 4893 (Rep. Tisdel) would modify the required hours of instruction for certified public accountants. EXPLANATION: Accountants currently face strict barriers to entry with 150 required credit hours on top of work requirements and passage of the CPA exam. This proposal reduces required hours to 120 credit hours, removing excessive government-imposed barriers to entry for accountants.

PASSED: 93-9

I voted YES on HB 4937 (Rep. Fairbairn) would modify bear hunting regulations to allow for a “bear backup hunting license”. This new license allows an individual with a valid base license to accompany a licensed bear hunter and shoot a bear that has already been wounded by the primary hunter. EXPLANATION: Bear hunting is currently restricted by a lottery system in Michigan, meaning only a select few are authorized to hunt bears every year. Creating a backup license ensures more people have the opportunity to safely accompany a lottery winner for a bear hunt, if they so choose. 

PASSED: 84-18

I voted YES on HB 4926 (Rep. St. Germaine) would allow for setting aside licensing disciplinary records for failure to complete continuing education requirements under Public Health Code. EXPLANATION: No matter how minor, every license infraction is publicly listed against a licensee. Government created the web of licenses and rules, and it is quick to punish those who commit even the most insignificant infractions such as missing a deadline for license renewal. People should be able to have their record cleared if the infraction has no bearing on their practice, as it is unfair to hold one minor mistake against someone for decades.

PASSED: 90-12

I voted YES on HB 5089 (Rep. Lightner) would rename various portions of M-60 in Jackson County. EXPLANATION: Naming portions of M-60 after Lynford Graham (Purple Heart, WWII), Melvin King (Purple Heart, WWII), Vernon Smalley (Purple Heart, WWII), Timothy Ballinger (Purple Heart, Vietnam), Robert Jenks (Vietnam), James Morgan (Purple Heart, Vietnam), and Donald Wheeler Jr. (Iraq) does well to honor and remember the sacrifices made by these great men in service of their country and defense of its freedoms. 

PASSED: 102-0

I voted YES on HB 5078 (Rep. Roth) would designate a portion of highway M-22 in Leelanau County the “Company K Indian Veterans 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Civil War Memorial Highway.” EXPLANATION: Company K of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment fought valiantly on the side of the Union during the Civil War. Dedicating a portion of M-22 in their honor is a nice way of commemorating their service to our nation in some of its darkest times.

PASSED: 102-0

Thursday, November 13th, 2025:

I voted NO on HB 4397 (Rep. Lightner) would adopt a new act called the “Elected Officials Protection Act”, designed to protect the personal information and physical safety of public officials, their families, and their household members. EXPLANATION: Carving out special protections for a laundry list of public officials and their families extends privileges many don’t have. Also, elected officials are expected to be more transparent than the general public, and allowing information to be obscured on the premise of safety presents loopholes for bad faith officials.

PASSED: 84-17

I voted YES on HB 4220&21 (Reps. Aragona, Pohutsky) would allow telehealth visits for pets. EXPLANATION: Currently, telehealth for veterinary services is regulated by an administrative board. Rules promulgated in 2023 restrict people from using telehealth in certain circumstances. It is improper for a board to restrict people’s market choices, this legislation overrides unelected bureaucrats and ensures people can use telehealth services if they want.

PASSED: 84-17, PASSED: 84-17

I voted YES on HB 4351 (Rep. Prestin) would rename a portion of US-41 in Menominee County as the SPC David Anthony Wilkey Jr. Memorial Highway. EXPLANATION: SPC David Anthony Wilkey was 22 years old when he gave the ultimate sacrifice in service of his country during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Naming a portion of US-41 after SPC David Wilkey Jr honors and remembers his service.

PASSED: 101-0

I voted YES on HB 4843 (Rep. Mueller) would allow police officers to use a new form of electro-muscular disruption technology (gloves sometimes referred to as Tiger Paws), in addition to the traditional tool of Tasers for less-than-lethal weapons technology. EXPLANATION: Ideally, anyone should be able to purchase this type of technology on the market. Acknowledging the right of more people to use these devices is a step in the right direction, but government should not interfere with the constitutionally protected right of self defense. 

PASSED: 86-15

I voted YES on HB 4481-4483 (Reps. DeBoyer, Hoadley, Aragona) would create new requirements for the creation and maintenance of a concealed pistol license reciprocity website. EXPLANATION: Government has created all types of improper barriers and deterrents to gun ownership. These wrongful acts violate the Second Amendment, which clearly states the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The least government can do is be transparent regarding illegal gun laws from state to state. However, for meaningful change, the Legislature should repeal the overreaching Red Flag laws passed last term by gungrabbing Democrats. 

PASSED: 92-9, PASSED: 92-9, PASSED: 92-9

I voted NO on SB 370, 540, 542 (Sens. Singh, Hertel, Klinefelt) would create a Tricare premium reimbursement program. Would create the Michigan National Guard Child Care Assistance Act. Would lapse the balance of the National Guard Tuition Assistance Fund to the Member Benefit Fund. EXPLANATION: Creating government programs will neither accomplish market-based insurance policy nor sufficient appreciation for National Guard members. The reimbursement system supplies the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs with taxpayer dollars and the authority to promulgate rules regarding who receives reimbursement and who does not. Additionally, the creation of a state administered fund for National Guard benefits is not the proper method of demonstrating gratitude for the brave men and women who serve in the National Guard. Congress has not declared war since World War II, but the United States has been at perpetual war for the past 80 years, sacrificing America’s brave men and women without regard for constitutional safeguards. Instead of offering government programs to entice people into unwitting complacency with the military-industrial complex, government should renew its vows to the Constitution and respect our servicemembers by not sending them off to a foreign war without adherence to the appropriate procedures critical to preserving a constitutional republic. 

PASSED: 100-1, PASSED: 97-4, PASSED: 97-4

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 this transparency 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: 101-0

I voted YES on SB 596 (Sen. Anthony) would establish requirements and transparency for Legislatively Directed Spending Items. EXPLANATION: Transparency is crucial within legislatively directed spending items, as in the past, these grants have been unscrupulously disbursed, such as with a $4500 coffee maker. Ensuring 45 days for review affords appropriate time for assessment and establishes that these grant requests are valid for one legislative term, helping to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud, and abuse.

PASSED: 101-0

I voted YES on HB 5055 (Rep. Lightner) would amend the Legislative Sergeant at Arms Police Powers Act to expand the powers of the House and Senate Sergeants. EXPLANATION: Sergeants at Arms are tasked with the security of the Capitol, its facilities, and the security of state legislators. Given the uptick in tragedies motivated by the horrors of political violence, it is reasonable for sergeants at arms to be able to protect legislators from direct threats that occur outside of the Capitol. 

PASSED: 101-0