Michigan State Senator

James Runestad 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0797

Introduced
2/24/26  
Health: immunizations; promulgation of certain rules that are more stringent than the requirements for claiming exemption from immunizations; prohibit. Amends sec. 9215 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9215).
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0798

Introduced
2/24/26  
Health: immunizations; promulgation of certain rules that are more stringent than the requirements for claiming exemption from immunizations; prohibit. Amends sec. 1177 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1177). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0797'26
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SCR0012

Introduced
3/11/26  
Passed
3/11/26  
A concurrent resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Bruce Patterson, former member of the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SR0102

Introduced
3/18/26  
A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Joel Gougeon, former member of the Michigan Senate.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0810

Introduced
2/26/26  
Marihuana: taxation; comprehensive road funding tax act; repeal. Repeals 2025 PA 23 (MCL 205.901 - 205.913).
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0427

Introduced
6/17/25  
Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.271).
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0468

Introduced
6/26/25  
Elections: voting equipment; use of electronic voting systems that contain certain parts or equipment; prohibit. Amends secs. 795 & 795a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.795 & 168.795a).
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0458

Introduced
6/26/25  
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; acceptance of certain contributions by judge or justice; prohibit. Amends 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.201 - 169.282) by adding sec. 30a.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SJRD

Introduced
6/26/25  
Higher education: governing boards; open meetings for university boards; require. Adds sec. 4 to art. VIII of the state constitution.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0482

Introduced
7/17/25  
Health: patient directives; Michigan medical treatment decisions act; enact. Creates new act.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0902

Introduced
4/16/26  
Criminal procedure: probation; probation for certain criminal sexual conduct violations; prohibit. Amends sec. 1, ch. XI of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 771.1).
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0832

Introduced
3/11/26  
Legislature: legislators; appointment of a legislator to a committee that would create a conflict of interest; prohibit. Amends 1968 PA 318 (MCL 15.301 - 15.310) by adding sec. 8a.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0444

Introduced
6/25/25  
Public employees and officers: state; state contractors; require to verify legal residency of employees. Creates new act.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0445

Introduced
6/25/25  
Corrections: other; report of certain aggregate data for prisoners who are not citizens of the United States; require the department to provide. Amends 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.201 - 791.285) by adding sec. 7b.
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0500

Introduced
8/13/25  
Torts: defenses; immunity; provide for individual reacting to a riot. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 2922d.