102nd Michigan Legislature

The 102nd Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, is set to meet beginning on January 1, 2023, and end on December 31, 2024.

Members in both the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in the 2022 election. It will be 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 will also be 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 is set to become the first African American speaker of the House, and Winnie Brinks to become the first woman majority leader of the Senate. Jeremy Moss is set to become the first LGBT person to serve as Senate president pro tempore.

Legislation

Members of the incoming Democratic majority, as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer, have announced their intent to pursue the following:

  • repeal of Right-to-work law (signed into law March 24, 2023[4])
  • expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation, gender identity, hair style and texture, and more (LGBT protections signed on March 16, 2023[5])
  • Repeal of Act 328, which de jure bans abortion, homosexuality, adultery and other behaviors (abortion ban repeal signed April 5, 2023[6])
  • add abortion status to the Elliot Larsen Act to protect against employment retaliation[7]
  • stricter regulations on firearms such as universal background checks and a ban on 3D printed guns
  • red flag law (signed May 23, 2023[8])
  • 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
  • increasing education spending
  • further investment in manufacturing
  • increase funding for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization (bill signed January 30, 2023[9])
  • CROWN Act, which would add hairstyle and texture as a protected class under the Elliot-Larsen Act

References
  1. "Speaker-elect Tate Announces House Leadership Team". housedems.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  2. Hermani, Jordyn (2022-11-25). "'Our agenda advocates for all Michiganders': Meet the leaders of the 102nd legislature". mlive. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  3. "Brinks chosen as first female state Senate majority leader". WOODTV.com. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  4. "Whitmer repeals right-to-work, reinstates prevailing wage in Michigan". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. Schuster, Simon (2023-03-16). "Protections for LGBTQ Michiganders are cemented into state law with Whitmer's pen". mlive. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. Schuster, Simon (2023-03-16). "Protections for LGBTQ Michiganders are cemented into state law with Whitmer's pen". mlive. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. "Whitmer Signs Bills to Expand Elliott_Larsen Civil Rights Act_Establish Fred Korematsu Day". www.michigan.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  8. Mizelle, Michelle Watson,Shawna (2023-05-23). "Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs 'red flag' gun laws | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "Gov. Whitmer Signs Legislation to Build Affordable Housing, Revitalize Communities, and Support Small Businesses | Michigan Business". Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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