Michigan House · District 74

Kara Hope

Democratic

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Votes with the Speaker 21% On 276 contested votes where both voted · 65% on all votes Votes with own party 98% Partisan rank: 50 of 110 in the House (tied with 12 others) Didn't vote at roll call 13% 99 of 755 roll calls

Bills passed 1 17 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 32 of 110 in the House (tied with 27 others) Bills that became law 1 of 1 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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Kara Hope'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 92% of the Michigan House.

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9th most liberal of 110

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Votes with the Speaker

21%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Kara Hope.

On 276 contested votes where both voted65% on all 656 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

98%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Kara Hope.

On 185 party-line votesPartisan rank: 50 of 110 in the House (tied with 12 others)49 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Kara Hope
	Bills
Sponsored	17
Passed both chambers	1
Became law	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 32 of 110 in the House (tied with 27 others) · 7 of 52 Democrats (tied with 7 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: Kara Hope
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 4045 Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against	Became law	Dec. 18, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

219 against the Speaker; 39 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Kara Hope
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
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 5359: Individual income tax: credit; credit for certain motor fuel retail dealers; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Aug. 26, 2026	HB 5356: Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 3, 2026	HB 4350: Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions Concurrence in Senate Amendments	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 3, 2026	HB 6130: Education: financing; Michigan trust fund act; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 3, 2026	SB 71: Highways: bridges; Mackinac Bridge; designate as a key facility Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 17, 2026	HB 5456: Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program; establish Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 11, 2026	HB 5123: Communications: video services; definition of video service; modify Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 10, 2026	HB 5821: Education: curriculum; adoption of elementary reading curriculum materials from department-approved list; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 5935: Construction: permits; notice requirements for a building permit or additional permit issued by the department; provide Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 10, 2026	HB 5933: Construction: permits; deadline for the department to require changes to an application for a building permit; provide Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 10, 2026	HB 5932: Construction: permits; procedures to modify building permits after issuance; provide for building permits issued by the department Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	HB 5813: Human services: medical services; reporting of error rate regarding Medicaid; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 5812: Human services: food assistance; authorization for waiver of work requirements for SNAP benefits; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 6013: Human services: food assistance; monitoring and tracking out-of-state use of the Michigan bridge card; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 4468: Insurance: health insurers; coverage for adverse consequences related to gender transition and reversal of gender transition; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 4467: Health: other; gender reassignment procedures or treatment for minors; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 4466: Health: licensing; sanctions for performing gender reassignment procedures or treatment to minors; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 5520: Education: elementary; grade 3 reading requirements; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 5810: Education: school districts; implementation of the presidential fitness test; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 3, 2026	HB 5831: Crimes: terrorism; penalties for acts of terrorism; modify 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 4644: Vehicles: other; operation of golf carts on streets and county roads in certain municipalities; 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
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 29, 2026	HB 4708: Watercraft: marinas; enforcement of liens; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 28, 2026	HB 4733: Natural resources: fishing; possession limits of fish; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 21, 2026	HB 5301: Natural resources: hunting; use of flashlights; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 5652: Civil procedure: other; racing facilities and racetracks; provide immunity from nuisance claims Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 11, 2026	HB 4711: Liens: other; requirements for self-service storage rental agreements; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 10, 2026	HB 5430: Recreation: campgrounds; regulations regarding individuals residing at campgrounds; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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. 26, 2026	HB 4347: Gaming: horse racing; Michigan agriculture and equine industry development fund; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 4346: Gaming: other; allocation of revenue under the lawful internet gaming act to the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund; remove cap Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 5517: Corporate income tax: credits; distributor credit for returnable containers; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 24, 2026	HB 5299: Insurance: no-fault; personal protection insurance benefits; revise definitions in section because of other amendments Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 5039: Health occupations: health professionals; disciplinary action for making a false representation in assisted reproduction; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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
Jan. 22, 2026	HB 5154: Education: athletics; admission fee for middle school and high school interscholastic athletic activities; allow for cash as accepted form of payment Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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. 17, 2025	HB 4914: Occupations: architects, professional engineers, and surveyors; requirements for firms in the practice of architecture, professional engineering, or… Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4919: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; procedure for vacating disciplinary records of certain licensees or registrants; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4933: Occupations: employment agencies; deregulation of personnel agencies; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Dec. 17, 2025	HB 4486: Public utilities: natural gas utilities; local units of government imposing a ban on the use of natural gas or installation of natural gas infrastructure… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Dec. 11, 2025	HB 4915: Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Dec. 10, 2025	HB 4917: Food: other; licensing of butter graders; eliminate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Dec. 10, 2025	HB 4314: Environmental protection: water pollution; removal of surface debris without a permit; allow 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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Nov. 4, 2025	HR 195: A resolution to oppose the proposed Michigan Health Education Standards Framework and urge the Michigan Department of Education to redraft or the Michigan… Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 4, 2025	HB 4421: Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 4, 2025	HB 4073: Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of natural resources Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 29, 2025	HB 4663: Liquor: licenses; certain donations to nonprofits; allow 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 21, 2025	HB 4376: Sales tax: exemptions; offset of the trade in value of personal electronics; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 21, 2025	HB 4375: Use tax: exemptions; offset of the trade in value of personal electronics; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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. 10, 2025	HB 4750: Children: foster care; conditions on the use of certain benefits for a child in foster care; provide Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 9, 2025	HB 4012: Health: emergency services; emergency medical transport and treatment for retired police canines; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 9, 2025	HB 4602: Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 4, 2025	HB 4218: Mental health: other; recipient rights advisory committee membership; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 4, 2025	HB 4024: Civil rights: privacy; restriction of student access to certain restrooms and changing areas based on biological sex; provide for 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 3, 2025	HB 4746: Human services: food assistance; chip-enabled bridge card; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 20, 2025	HB 4707: Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 19, 2025	HB 4415: Counties: boards and commissions; requirement for competitive bidding by county road commissions on certain purchases; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 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 24, 2025	HB 4141: Education: students; a wireless communications device policy: require the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy to… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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
June 4, 2025	HB 4114: Liquor: liquor control commission; certain liquor code violations not held against a licensee after a certain time; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 4, 2025	HB 4113: Liquor: other; discount for specially designated distributors and on-premises licensees; increase Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 22, 2025	HB 4469: Civil rights: sex discrimination and harassment; basing an individual's eligibility to participate in athletics on the individual's biological sex; provide an… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 22, 2025	HB 4066: Education: athletics; single-sex sports teams; require Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 22, 2025	HR 117: A resolution to hold Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and the Department of State in civil contempt of the Michigan House of Representatives Adoption	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 14, 2025	HB 4350: Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
May 14, 2025	HB 4315: Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require the department of state police and the office of school safety within the department… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	HB 4223: Education: safety; certain school safety and security training; require that public schools and nonpublic schools ensure that certain school workers complete Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 14, 2025	HB 4222: Education: safety; procedures for school emergency operations plans; modify Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 7, 2025	HB 4283: Energy: alternative sources; electricity generated from RICE generators; authorize use of to meet renewable and clean energy standards Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
May 7, 2025	HB 4007: Energy: alternative sources; clean energy system; expand definition of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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
May 1, 2025	HJR B: Elections: registration; verification of an elector's United States citizenship; require, and modify voter identification requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 4341: Housing: housing development authority; provision of services or grants or participation in programs for certain individuals; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 4340: Human services: services or financial assistance; provision of services or grants or participation in programs for certain individuals; prohibit Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 4342: Revenue sharing: cities and villages; withholding of payments for enactment and enforcement of certain sanctuary policies; provide for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 4339: Counties: ordinances; county law enforcement protection act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 1, 2025	HB 4338: Local government: other; sanctuary policy prohibition act; create 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 4154: Education: career and technical; trade schools; include in the postsecondary enrollment options act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	HB 4149: Education: school districts; certain information on the school district's, intermediate school district's, or public school academy's website; require a… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	HB 4116: Occupations: pawnbrokers; allowable rate of interest changed by pawnbrokers, increase Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

These are the 200 most recent of 223. The voting record below lists them all.

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Kara Hope
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: karahope@house.mi.gov
Capitol office: Room N-1093, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-8900
District office: House Office Building P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909

Committees

Judiciary
Transportation and Infrastructure

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