102nd Michigan Legislature


The 102nd Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, began its first session on January 1, 2023, which ended on November 14, 2023. A second session began on January 1, 2024, being adjourned on December 19 of that year.
Members in both the House of Representatives and [2022 Michigan 2022 Michigan Senate election|Senate election|Senate] were elected in the 2022 election. It is the first time that Democrats have held both houses of the legislature and the governorship since the 82nd Michigan Legislature in 1983–1984, the first time that Democrats have held the majority in the House since 2008, and the first time Democrats have held the majority in the Senate since 1984. It is also the first legislature whose districts were drawn by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was created through the passage of 2018 Michigan Proposal 2, based on the results of the 2020 United States census and the resulting redistricting cycle.

Membership

Leadership

Joe Tate became the first African American speaker of the House, and Winnie Brinks became the first woman majority leader of the Senate. Jeremy Moss became the first LGBT person to serve as Senate president pro tempore.

Composition changes

As a result of Democratic state representatives Lori Stone and Kevin Coleman being elected as mayors of Warren and Westland, the House Democratic majority was lessened to a tie with Republicans. Special elections for both districts were scheduled for April 25, 2024, with Democratic leadership remaining in control of the House in the interim.

Legislation

Prior to and during the first session, members of the Democratic majority, as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer, announced their intent to pursue many of the following:
  • repeal of Right-to-work law
  • expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation, gender identity, hair style and texture, and more
  • Repeal of Act 328, which de jure bans abortion, homosexuality, adultery and other behaviors
  • add abortion status to the Elliot Larsen Act to protect against employment retaliation
  • stricter regulations on firearms such as universal background checks and a ban on 3D printed guns
  • red flag law
  • repeal of the state's retirement tax
  • raising the state's earned income tax credit from 6% to 30%
  • universal pre-K
  • investment in renewable energy such as wind and solar power
  • requirement for utilities to deliver 100% renewable energy by 2040
  • allowance for state regulators to override local government decisions on locations of large-scale solar and wind arrays
  • increasing education spending
  • further investment in manufacturing
  • increase funding for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization
  • Automatic restoration of voting rights and registration to former prisoners upon release
  • criminalize poll worker intimidation
  • regulate political ads which use AI-generated content
  • tighten the election certification process
  • repeal a ban on paid transportation to polling locations