Karen Whitsett
State Representative · Michigan House District 4
Bills introduced (1)
Children: health; referral of certain children with elevated blood lead levels to the early on program administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; require. Amends sec. 5474 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5474).
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/11/2025 · September 16, 2025
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| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
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| HJRM Legislature: other; enactment of appropriation bills by a certain date; require. Amends sec. 31 of art. IV, sec. 18 of art. V & sec. 17 of art. IX of the state constitution. | House · House Third Reading: Roll Call #180 August 21, 2025 | Yes |
| SB0205 Health: anatomical gifts; certain private practice offices and urgent care centers to provide information on the donor registry and donating bone marrow; allow. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 10401. | House · Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5877 Probate: other; prima facie evidence that transfer is made for value; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 3912 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.3912). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #157 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5876 Taxation: administration; settlement process; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 21 of 1941 PA 122 (MCL 205.21). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #158 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5874 Taxation: state real estate transfer; state real estate transfer tax; repeal. Repeals 1993 PA 330 (MCL 207.521 - 207.537). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #160 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5875 Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act. Amends sec. 228a of 2018 PA 57 (MCL 125.4228a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26, HB 5874'26 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #159 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5873 Property tax: state education tax; state education tax; eliminate. Repeals 1993 PA 331 (MCL 211.901 - 211.906). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #161 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5879 Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5880'26 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #155 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5878 Property tax: personal property; personal property tax; eliminate. Amends sec. 19 of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.19) & adds sec. 9q. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5879'26, HB 5880'26 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #156 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB5872 Property tax: assessments; taxable value of transferred property; modify. Amends sec. 27a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.27a). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #162 May 20, 2026 | Yes |
| HB4706 Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024-2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #181 August 26, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4303 Holidays: other; Chaldean American Month; establish. Creates new act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #179 August 21, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4380 Health occupations: physical therapists; licensing process; modify to incorporate physical therapy licensing compact. Amends secs. 16335, 17801 & 17821 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16335 et seq.) & adds secs. 17820a & 17802b. | House · Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment April 30, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4101 Health occupations: physical therapists; physical therapy licensure compact; enact. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16187a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4102'25 | House · Reported With Recommendation For Referral To Committee On Rules With Substitute H-1 April 30, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4239 Higher education: other; foreign influence of state institutions of higher education; prohibit. Creates new act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #82 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4072 Health: pharmaceuticals; allow patients to take unused portion of eye drops or eye ointments after certain procedures for continued patient care; provide for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 17773, 20817 & 21539. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #94 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4007 Energy: alternative sources; clean energy system; expand definition of. Amends sec. 3 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1003). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #91 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4283 Energy: alternative sources; electricity generated from RICE generators; authorize use of to meet renewable and clean energy standards. Amends secs. 28, 29 & 32 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1028 et seq.) & adds sec. 34. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #92 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4136 Elections: registration; department of natural resources and those designated by the department of natural resources to issue a resident hunting, fishing, or fur harvester's license to provide voter registration applications to resident hunting, fishing, or fur harvester's licens Amends 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.101 - 324.90106) by adding sec. 43540g. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #89 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4178 Insurance: producers; continuing education credit carryover system for insurance producers who belong to a professional insurance association; provide for. Amends sec. 1204c of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1204c). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #93 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4328 Appropriations: supplemental; emergency response funding; provide for. Creates appropriation act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #96 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4242 Health: electronic records; requirements for security and storage of electronic health records; provide for. Amends secs. 16213 & 20175a of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16213 & 333.20175a). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #88 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4241 Economic development: other; economic incentives to certain foreign countries; prohibit. Amends 1984 PA 270 (MCL 125.2001 - 125.2094) by adding sec. 7c. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #87 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4234 Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS 66 (MCL 554.135 & 554.136) & adds secs. 36a & 36b. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #84 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4345 School aid: penalties; exception to minimum days of pupil instruction requirement for district closure during a declared state of emergency; provide for. Amends sec. 101 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1701). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #90 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4235 Public employees and officers: state; use of certain applications on state devices; prohibit. Creates new act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #85 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4240 State agencies (existing): other; foreign influence of public bodies; prohibit. Creates new act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #86 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4071 Insurance: unfair trade practices; unfair trade practices in the insurance industry; revise. Amends sec. 2025 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2025). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #95 May 7, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4238 Education: other; certain programs and agreements between public schools and foreign countries of concern; regulate. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1346. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #81 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4233 Property: land sales; prohibition for foreign entity to purchase farmland in Michigan; provide for. Amends title & secs. 35 & 36 of 1846 RS 66 (MCL 554.135 & 554.136) & adds sec. 36a. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #83 May 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4309 Health occupations: physician's assistants; physician's assistants licensure compact; provide for. Amends secs. 16337 & 18001 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16337 & 333.18001) & adds secs. 16187d, 17011b, 17061a, 17511b & 18011b. | House · Reported With Recommendation For Referral To Committee On Rules With Substitute H-1 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4029 Natural resources: hunting; posting of rules and regulations by a certain date; require. Amends secs. 40113a & 41103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40113a & 324.41103). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #71 April 30, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4208 Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 608 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.608). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4207'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #64 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4256 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; amend. Amends sec. 13m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.13m). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4255'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #68 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4207 Insurance: health benefits; excluding federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends sec. 3701 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3701). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4208'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #63 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4255 Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; modify penalties. Amends secs. 7401, 7410 & 7417 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7401 et seq.) & adds secs. 7410b & 7417a. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #67 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4034 Probate: trusts; uniform statutory rule against perpetuities; revise to reflect limitation of the personal property trust perpetuities act to certain property. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1988 PA 418 (MCL 554.73 & 554.75). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4033'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #66 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4033 Probate: trusts; procedures relating to the administration of unitrusts and income trusts; provide for. Creates new act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #65 April 23, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4260 Sales tax: distribution; distribution of certain sales tax revenue into the public safety and violence prevention fund; provide for. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.75). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4261'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #59 April 22, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4245 Food: processors; maple syrup and honey producers; designate as limited food processors. Amends sec. 4105 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.4105). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #62 April 22, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4122 Food: cottage food operation; certain requirements for cottage food operations and cottage food products; modify. Amends secs. 1105, 1111 & 4102 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1105 et seq.). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #61 April 22, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4261 State management: funds; public safety and violence prevention fund; create. Amends title & sec. 2 of 2000 PA 489 (MCL 12.252) & adds secs. 11a & 11b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4260'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #60 April 22, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4077 Health: medical examiners; process for medical certification of a death record; modify. Amends secs. 2804, 2843, 2843b, 2844 & 16221 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2804 et seq.). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #57 April 22, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4078 Health: medical examiners; requirements for an investigation of the cause and manner of death; modify. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 1953 PA 181 (MCL 52.202 & 52.203). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4077'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #58 April 22, 2025 | Yes |
| HR0002 A resolution to provide for Rachelle Smit to be Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Third Legislature. | House · House Third Reading: Roll Call Roll Call #2 January 8, 2025 | Yes |
| HR0003 A resolution to provide for Scott E. Starr to be the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Third Legislature. | House · House Third Reading: Roll Call Roll Call #3 January 8, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4002 Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify. Amends title and secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 12 of 2018 PA 338 (MCL 408.962 et seq.) & adds sec. 3a. | House · House Third Reading: Roll Call Roll Call #12 February 20, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4230 Taxation: other; neighborhood road fund; create and provide for the distribution of the fund. Amends 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651 - 247.675) by adding sec. 13c. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #41 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4185 Sales tax: distribution; distribution of revenue; modify. Amends sec. 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.75). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4187'25, HB 4184'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #38 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4183 Transportation: motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; increase and expand applicability. Amends sec. 8 of 2000 PA 403 (MCL 207.1008). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4180'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4182'25, SB 0578'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #36 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4186 Michigan business tax: rate; rate increase and election to file under corporate income tax act; provide for, and allow for certain taxpayers. Amends secs. 201 & 500 of 2007 PA 36 (MCL 208.1201 & 208.1500). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4187'25, HB 4184'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #39 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4187 Individual income tax: revenue distributions; distribution and use of renew Michigan fund and lapse of interest and earnings from the revitalization and placemaking fund to general fund; modify and provide for. Amends secs. 51, 51g & 696 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.51 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4180'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4183'25, HB 4184'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4186'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #40 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4182 Use tax: exemptions; motor fuel sales; exempt. Amends sec. 21 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.111) & adds sec. 4gg. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4180'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4183'25, SB 0578'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #35 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4184 Aeronautics: other; excise tax on aviation fuel; increase, and modify distribution. Amends secs. 34 & 203 of 1945 PA 327 (MCL 259.34 & 259.203). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4183'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4181'25, HB 4180'25, HB 4185'25, HB 4186'25, HB 4187'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #37 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4181 Streamline sales and use tax: exemptions; tax on motor fuel; exclude. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 2004 PA 175 (MCL 205.173 & 205.175). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4180'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4183'25, SB 0578'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #34 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4180 Sales tax: exemptions; motor fuel sales; exempt. Amends secs. 6a & 25 of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.56a & 205.75) & adds sec. 4gg. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4181'25, HB 4182'25, HB 4183'25, SB 0578'25 | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #33 March 19, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4162 Appropriations: school aid; appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for. Amends secs. 11 & 17b of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1611 & 388.1617b). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #16 March 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4161 Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for October 1 to 8, 2025; provide for. Creates appropriation act. | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #15 March 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4032 Health occupations: physicians; interstate medical licensure compact; remove sunset. Amends sec. 16189 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16189). | House · House Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #17 March 6, 2025 | Yes |
| HB4002 Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify. Amends title and secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 12 of 2018 PA 338 (MCL 408.962 et seq.) & adds sec. 3a. | House · House Third Reading: Roll Call #12 February 20, 2025 | Yes |