Michigan House · District 3

Alabas Farhat

Democratic

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Votes with the Speaker 47% On 288 contested votes where both voted · 76% on all votes Votes with own party 75% Partisan rank: 102 of 110 in the House (tied with 2 others) Didn't vote at roll call 12% 92 of 755 roll calls

Bills passed 2 21 sponsored · 2 became law · Rank 12 of 110 in the House (tied with 19 others) Bills that became law 2 of 2 passed · 0 vetoed

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Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Alabas Farhat's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More liberal than 58% of the Michigan House.

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46th most liberal of 110

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Michigan House District 3.

Also on the ballot: Gus Tarraf (Republican)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

47%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Alabas Farhat.

On 288 contested votes where both voted76% on all 663 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

75%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Alabas Farhat.

On 185 party-line votesPartisan rank: 102 of 110 in the House (tied with 2 others)101 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Alabas Farhat sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Alabas Farhat
	Bills
Sponsored	21
Passed both chambers	2
Became law	2
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 12 of 110 in the House (tied with 19 others) · 3 of 52 Democrats (tied with 3 others)

A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Alabas Farhat
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 4044 State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck	Became law	April 14, 2026
HB 4090 Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Detroit; provide for	Became law	June 25, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

152 against the Speaker; 58 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Alabas Farhat
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
Sept. 23, 2026	HR 373: A resolution to condemn socialism, the platform of the Democratic Socialists for America, and politicians who espouse socialist views, and to oppose the… Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 23, 2026	HB 6262: Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Sept. 23, 2026	HB 6261: Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Sept. 23, 2026	HB 6259: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Sept. 23, 2026	HB 6302: Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Aug. 26, 2026	HR 350: A resolution to create a select committee on the rules and procedures of the Board of State Canvassers and the Bureau of Elections Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 5803: Children: child care; child care licensing rules; exempt for certain centers operating preschool classrooms Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 6243: Property: land sales; prohibition of purchase of residential property by certain businesses; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 5648: Education: graduation requirements; credit for working certain trades; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2026	IP 1: An initiation of legislation to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled “Michigan campaign finance act” Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 4350: Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
July 3, 2026	HB 6130: Education: financing; Michigan trust fund act; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 1, 2026	HB 5727: Labor: youth employment; youth employment standards act; restore former provisions, and eliminate requirement for a work permit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 25, 2026	HB 5938: Environmental protection: permits; revisions of permit applications; limit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 25, 2026	HB 5937: Environmental protection: permits; approval process for certain permits; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 25, 2026	HB 5936: Environmental protection: permits; refund of permit fees in the case of delayed decisions; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2026	HB 5974: Health: medical records; rights of a minor patient; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 24, 2026	HB 5707: Environmental protection: permits; exemption to permitting requirements for construction of certain residential ponds; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2026	HB 5502: Natural resources: wetlands; regulation of wetlands; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 24, 2026	HB 5082: Natural resources: wetlands; wetland delineation regulations; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 23, 2026	HB 5145: Human services: food assistance; documentation requirements for certain assistance programs; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 18, 2026	HB 5081: Education: special education; at least 1 teacher trained in Orton-Gillingham approach principles; require each school district to employ Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 17, 2026	HB 5551: Occupations: plumbers; requirements for backflow prevention testing; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 6038: Environmental protection: permits; deadline for the department to require changes to an application for certain permits; provide Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 5069: Food: other; use of certain substances in food and drink products; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 5814: Human services: medical services; retroactive coverage for medical assistance under the medical assistance program; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 5712: Public employees and officers: state; legal authority of an attorney general opinion; clarify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 5845: Elections: other; retention of electronic poll book flash drives; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 5457: Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen therapy pilot program; establish Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 17, 2026	HB 5456: Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program; establish Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5821: Education: curriculum; adoption of elementary reading curriculum materials from department-approved list; require Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5820: Education: curriculum; science of reading requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 10, 2026	HB 5819: Education: curriculum; science of reading requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 10, 2026	HB 5934: Construction: permits; reimbursement of permit fees if permit is not issued or denied within deadline; provide for permits issued by the department Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5933: Construction: permits; deadline for the department to require changes to an application for a building permit; provide Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5472: Tobacco: distribution; name and address of out-of-state purchaser; allow to be placed on the largest unit of packaging Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2026	HB 5818: Administrative procedure: rules; process for promulgating rules and creation of the joint committee on regulatory oversight and administrative review; provide… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2026	HB 5817: Administrative procedure: rules; process for promulgating rules; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2026	HB 5816: Administrative procedure: guidelines; de novo review during administrative law hearings; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2026	HB 5815: Administrative procedure: judicial review; judicial review of administrative rules; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 9, 2026	HB 5576: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for intimidating or harassing an individual based on actual or perceived employment as a… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2026	HB 5575: Crimes: public office and officers; certain terms related to the crime of intimidating or harassing an individual based on actual or perceived employment as a… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 9, 2026	HB 5574: Crimes: public office and officers; intimidating or harassing an individual based on actual or perceived employment as a first responder; prohibit, and… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 4, 2026	HB 5498: Public employees and officers: state; designated job positions for state agencies that issue state permits; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 4, 2026	HB 5501: Natural resources: wetlands; replacement or relocation of wetlands within a development project; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 4, 2026	HB 5557: Environmental protection: air pollution; calculation of emission profile data; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 4, 2026	HB 5536: Natural resources: wetlands; definition of wetland; update Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HJR U: Elections: primary; nomination process for secretary of state and attorney general; modify, and provide for gubernatorial appointment of regents, trustees, or… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 2, 2026	HB 5682: Natural resources: hunting; auction of Pure Michigan license; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 2, 2026	HB 5650: State management: funds; certain litigation involving the attorney general; require reporting to the legislature of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5872: Property tax: assessments; taxable value of transferred property; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5873: Property tax: state education tax; state education tax; eliminate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5874: Taxation: state real estate transfer; state real estate transfer tax; repeal Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5875: Economic development: downtown development authorities; exemption from real estate transfer taxes; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5876: Taxation: administration; settlement process; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5877: Probate: other; prima facie evidence that transfer is made for value; modify to reflect repeal of the state real estate transfer tax act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5878: Property tax: personal property; personal property tax; eliminate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5879: Public utilities: rates; reduction of residential rates in correlation to personal property tax savings; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5505: Legislature: legislative agencies; office of digital oversight; establish Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	HB 5504: State agencies (existing): technology, management, and budget; state digital service office; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	HR 313: A resolution to urge Jocelyn Benson to release all information in her possession related to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s operations, including any… Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	HB 5329: State management: funds; use of state funds for purchase of certain drones; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	HB 5331: State management: funds; use of state funds for purchase of certain drones; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	HB 4839: Human services: medical services; requirement to prescribe generic medications; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 13, 2026	HB 4551: Law enforcement: other; certain functions of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards; move regulation to the department of licensing and… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2026	HB 5711: Energy: alternative sources; clean and renewable energy standards; eliminate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2026	HB 5710: Energy: electricity; integrated resource planning process; require consideration of all energy sources Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 12, 2026	HB 5281: Financial institutions: other; third-party litigation funding transparency; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2026	HB 5515: Weapons: other; definition of dangerous weapon; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2026	HB 5388: Weapons: other; definition of self-defense spray; expand to allow to be dispensed through a cartridge or projectile Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 28, 2026	HB 5719: Criminal procedure: prosecuting attorneys; prosecuting attorneys coordinating council; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2026	HB 5630: Appropriations: school aid omnibus; fiscal year 2026-2027 appropriations for K-12 school aid, higher education, and community colleges; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 22, 2026	HB 5619: Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 14, 2026	HB 5688: Sales tax: other; deduction or exclusion and audit of qualified delivery network sales; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
April 14, 2026	HB 4765: Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 14, 2026	HB 4720: Elections: voting equipment; use of electronic voting systems that contain certain parts or equipment; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 19, 2026	HB 5652: Civil procedure: other; racing facilities and racetracks; provide immunity from nuisance claims Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 5497: Financial institutions: mortgage brokers and lenders; prohibition on certain mortgage lending practices; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2026	HB 5537: Crimes: controlled substances; production and sale of kratom; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2026	HB 4414: Criminal procedure: mental capacity; outpatient treatment for misdemeanor offenders with mental health issues; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2026	HB 4413: Mental health: other; hospital evaluations for assisted outpatient treatment; expand Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2026	HB 4412: Mental health: hospitalization; person requiring treatment; revise, and modify certain procedures for treatment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2026	HB 5340: State agencies (existing): generally; acceptance of cash payments; require Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2026	HB 5343: Liquor: spirits; definition of mixed spirit drink; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2026	HB 5032: School aid: conditions; use of school aid funds for special elections; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 4584: Elections: school; millage elections; limit to November elections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 4583: Property tax: millage; millage elections; limit to November elections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 4582: Torts: premises liability; open and obvious defense; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 5158: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivery of controlled substance causing serious injury; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 5157: Crimes: penalties; delivery of controlled substance causing serious injury; provide penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	HB 5126: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for theft of cargo; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 5125: Crimes: penalties; enhanced penalties for theft of cargo; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 4949: Recreation: other; exemption from liability for sport shooting ranges; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 4572: Appropriations: department of military and veterans affairs; appropriations for Selfridge Air National Guard Base for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 5467: Elections: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 5364: Education: other; revision to state academic standards; require approval of the legislature for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 5450: Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 5299: Insurance: no-fault; personal protection insurance benefits; revise definitions in section because of other amendments Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 5298: Insurance: no-fault; personal protection insurance benefits for individuals in a motor vehicle operated in the business of transporting passengers; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 5038: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for false representation regarding assisted reproduction; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 5037: Criminal procedure: statute of limitations; statute of limitations for certain criminal sexual conduct offenses related to a false representation in assisted… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 5036: Crimes: other; false representation in assisted reproduction; prohibit, and provide penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 5035: Civil procedure: civil actions; civil action for making a false representation in assisted reproduction; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	HB 4907: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; testing of control and safety devices by boiler repairers and installers; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	HB 4898: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; boiler repair license; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	HB 4897: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; boiler installer license; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	HB 4445: Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	HB 5316: Civil procedure: venue; venue of certain cases commenced by the attorney general; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	HB 5315: Public employees and officers: state; discretion of the attorney general to intervene in certain matters; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	HB 5314: Public employees and officers: state; ability of the attorney general to bring an action in certain courts; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	HB 4980: Weapons: licensing; license to carry a concealed pistol; modify requirement to file in county of residence Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	HB 5113: Weapons: licensing; grace period for denials due to administrative error; provide for Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Jan. 14, 2026	HB 4492: Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 14, 2026	HB 4284: Weapons: licensing; fee for renewal of concealed pistol license; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Dec. 11, 2025	HB 4915: Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 12, 2025	HB 4937: Natural resources: hunting; backup shooter bear hunting license; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Nov. 6, 2025	HR 214: A resolution to urge the United States Senate to immediately pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the federal government Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 6, 2025	HB 5080: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 6, 2025	HB 5079: Crimes: public office and officers; penalties for disarming a law enforcement officer of a firearm if accomplished by force or if law enforcement officer is… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 29, 2025	HB 4591: Health occupations: counselors; professional counselors licensure compact; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Oct. 23, 2025	HB 4039: Administrative procedure: rules; requirement to eliminate regulations; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 22, 2025	HB 4691: Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes in the vehicle code; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 22, 2025	HB 4690: Criminal procedure: sentencing; mandatory sentencing for certain crimes; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 21, 2025	HB 4747: Individual income tax: deductions; deduction for contributions made to any 529 education savings plan; provide for Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Oct. 21, 2025	HB 4376: Sales tax: exemptions; offset of the trade in value of personal electronics; provide for Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Oct. 21, 2025	HB 4375: Use tax: exemptions; offset of the trade in value of personal electronics; provide for Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Oct. 1, 2025	HB 5055: Law enforcement: other; jurisdiction of sergeant at arms; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 25, 2025	HB 4736: Elections: candidates; replacement of candidate for county commissioner after death; provide for and clarify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 24, 2025	HB 4596: Criminal procedure: other; dismissal of charges against a defendant determined incompetent to stand trial; revise Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 24, 2025	HB 4160: Administrative procedure: rules; adoption of rules by state agencies more stringent than federal regulations; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 17, 2025	HB 4515: Human services: food assistance; recipient's digital photographic image and signature printed on the Michigan bridge card; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 16, 2025	HB 4664: Civil rights: speech and assembly; blocking a state highway while participating in an assembly of individuals; prohibit, and provide for a misdemeanor Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 3, 2025	HB 4017: Labor: health and safety; penalty for failure to report a death; decrease by the maximum allowable amount if the death occurs to a certain individual on a… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Sept. 3, 2025	HB 4746: Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge card; require Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Aug. 26, 2025	HB 4706: Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and supplemental appropriations for fiscal year… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 21, 2025	HJR M: Legislature: other; enactment of appropriation bills by a certain date; require Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Aug. 20, 2025	HB 4707: Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 24, 2025	HB 4506: Criminal procedure: sentencing; guidelines for sentencing individuals aged 18 to 21 to life without parole; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 1, 2025	HB 4369: Education: meals; certain substances served in school foods; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 1, 2025	HB 4390: Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan vehicle code; expand to include other bodily fluid Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
July 1, 2025	HB 4391: Crimes: intoxication or impairment; methods of testing intoxication or impairment in the Michigan vehicle code; expand to include other bodily fluid Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 26, 2025	HB 4214: Transportation: school vehicles; procedures when approaching a school bus displaying yellow flashing lights; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 12, 2025	HB 4580: Appropriations: higher education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 12, 2025	HB 4579: Appropriations: community colleges; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 12, 2025	HB 4356: Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 12, 2025	HB 4265: Environmental protection: solid waste; reporting and compliance requirements for anaerobic digesters; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 12, 2025	HB 4257: Environmental protection: solid waste; anaerobic digestion and digestate; define Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 12, 2025	HB 4192: Environmental protection: permits; groundwater discharge permit requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2025	HB 4578: Appropriations: department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2025	HB 4577: Appropriations: school aid; appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2025	HB 4576: Appropriations: department of education; appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2025	HB 4246: Health occupations: nurses; nurse licensure compact; enact Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2025	HB 4434: Courts: juries; one-person grand jury provisions; repeal Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2025	HB 4011: Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Arenac County; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2025	HB 4010: State: symbol; Harrison Township; designate as Boat Town USA Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	HR 91: A resolution to support President Trump’s policies to increase the nation’s energy infrastructure and security, which have facilitated emergency permitting… Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 7, 2025	HB 4007: Energy: alternative sources; clean energy system; expand definition of Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 6, 2025	HB 4242: Health: electronic records; requirements for security and storage of electronic health records; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4241: Economic development: other; economic incentives to certain foreign countries; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4240: State agencies (existing): other; foreign influence of public bodies; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4235: Public employees and officers: state; use of certain applications on state devices; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4234: Property: land sales; sale or transfer of agricultural assets or land to foreign entities; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4233: Property: land sales; prohibition for foreign entity to purchase farmland in Michigan; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4239: Higher education: other; foreign influence of state institutions of higher education; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 6, 2025	HB 4238: Education: other; certain programs and agreements between public schools and foreign countries of concern; regulate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 30, 2025	HB 4028: Energy: alternative sources; zoning exemptions for large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage facilities; eliminate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 30, 2025	HB 4027: Land use: zoning and growth management; provision subjecting zoning authority to part 8 of clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act; delete Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 23, 2025	HB 4256: Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for delivering, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to deliver certain controlled… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 23, 2025	HB 4255: Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain controlled substances; modify penalties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 4156: Education: curriculum; merit curriculum; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 4159: Education: curriculum; core academic curriculum requirements; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 4158: Education: examinations; references to M-STEP to include a state-administered assessment system under section 104d of the state school aid act of 1979; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 17, 2025	HB 4157: Education: examinations; pilot programs for a state-administered assessment system; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 4195: Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 20, 2025	Appeal: Shall the judgment of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	HB 4116: Occupations: pawnbrokers; allowable rate of interest changed by pawnbrokers, increase Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	HB 4115: Occupations: pawnbrokers; civil sanctions for violation of allowable rate of interest charged by pawnbrokers; prescribe Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4230: Taxation: other; neighborhood road fund; create and provide for the distribution of the fund Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4187: Individual income tax: revenue distributions; distribution and use of renew Michigan fund and lapse of interest and earnings from the revitalization and… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4186: Michigan business tax: rate; rate increase and election to file under corporate income tax act; provide for, and allow for certain taxpayers Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4185: Sales tax: distribution; distribution of revenue; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4184: Aeronautics: other; excise tax on aviation fuel; increase, and modify distribution Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4183: Transportation: motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; increase and expand applicability Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4182: Use tax: exemptions; motor fuel sales; exempt Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4181: Streamline sales and use tax: exemptions; tax on motor fuel; exclude Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 19, 2025	HB 4180: Sales tax: exemptions; motor fuel sales; exempt Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 4170: Individual income tax: rate; rollback of rate to 4.05% and effect of a triggering rate reduction; provide for, and clarify permanency Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HR 40: A resolution to strongly encourage the Michigan High School Athletic Association to promptly align its eligibility rules for high school athletes with… Adoption	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 4153: Education: teachers and administrators; district-level certifications; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2025	HB 4150: Education: other; fees for evaluation of applications; eliminate Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 11, 2025	HB 4018: Juveniles: crimes; transportation of juvenile who commits a crime with an adult; clarify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 4162: Appropriations: school aid; appropriations for K-12 school aid; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 4161: Appropriations: omnibus; appropriations for multiple departments and branches for October 1 to 8, 2025; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 25, 2025	HB 4052: Legislature: legislators; certain nondisclosure agreements entered into by legislators; prohibit Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2025	HB 4002: Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 19, 2025	SB 8: Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Jan. 23, 2025	HB 4002: Labor: benefits; requirements for an employer to provide earned sick time, modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 23, 2025	HB 4001: Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Every roll call

How Alabas Farhat voted on each of the 755 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Alabas Farhat
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Email: alabasfarhat@house.mi.gov
Capitol office: Room S-587, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-0144
District office: House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

Committees

Rules Democratic vice chair
Administrative Rules
Appropriations

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Michigan Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Michigan House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections