Michigan Senate · 2025–2026
HB 4045: Civil procedure: civil actions; lawsuits for exercising rights to free expression; provide protections against
Passage · Dec. 18, 2025 · Yeas 36, nays 0
How each party voted
Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 4045
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- Dec. 18, 2025
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 36, nays 0; 1 didn't vote (1 excused)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
Official record: the Journal (PDF) ↗
The bill on legislature.mi.gov ↗
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (36)
- Thomas Albert R-18
- Sarah Anthony D-21
- Rosemary Bayer D-13
- Joe Bellino R-16
- Winnie Brinks D-29
- Jon Bumstead R-32
- Darrin Camilleri D-4
- Stephanie Chang D-3
- John Cherry D-27
- Kevin Daley R-26
- John Damoose R-37
- Erika Geiss D-1
- Roger Hauck R-34
- Kevin Hertel D-12
- Michele Hoitenga R-36
- Mark Huizenga R-30
- Jeff Irwin D-15
- Ruth Johnson R-24
- Veronica Klinefelt D-11
- Dan Lauwers R-25
- Jonathan Lindsey R-17
- Ed McBroom R-38
- Sean McCann D-19
- Mallory McMorrow D-8
- Jeremy Moss D-7
- Aric Nesbitt R-20
- Rick Outman R-33
- Dayna Polehanki D-5
- Jim Runestad R-23
- Sylvia Santana D-2
- Sue Shink D-14
- Sam Singh D-28
- Lana Theis R-22
- Roger Victory R-31
- Michael Webber R-9
- Paul Wojno D-10
Excused (1)
- Mary Cavanagh D-6