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Michigan State Senator

James Runestad

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Michigan State Senator

James Runestad 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0296

Introduced
5/13/25  
Health facilities: hospitals; mandatory overtime for nurses; prohibit except under certain circumstances. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 21526. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0297'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0297

Introduced
5/13/25  
Health facilities: hospitals; mandatory overtime for nurses; prohibit except under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 20165 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20165) & adds sec. 17233. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0296'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0316

Introduced
5/20/25  
Health facilities: hospitals; assessment by preadmission screening unit of individual being considered for hospitalization within certain period after notification; require. Amends secs. 409 & 972 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1409 & 330.1972).
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0320

Introduced
5/21/25  
Education: other; student opportunity scholarship accounts; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0321'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0321

Introduced
5/21/25  
Individual income tax: credit; credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations and deduction of funds distributed to student opportunity scholarship accounts; provide for. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30) & adds secs. 279 & 679. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0320'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0368

Introduced
6/10/25  
Refer
6/10/25  
Education: other; definition of qualified higher education expenses under Michigan education savings program; expand to include certain K-12 tuition expenses. Amends sec. 2 of 2000 PA 161 (MCL 390.1472).
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0369

Introduced
6/10/25  
Public utilities: public service commission; calculation of costs of renewable energy; provide for. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 6y.
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0406

Introduced
6/11/25  
Weapons: firearms; certain provisions regarding weapons; repeal. Amends secs. 231 & 237a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.231 & 750.237a) & repeals secs. 227, 227a, 227c, 227d, 231a & 234d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.227 et seq.).
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0407

Introduced
6/11/25  
Weapons: firearms; 1927 PA 372; update references. Amends secs. 2, 2a, 5b, 5o, 12 & 15 of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.422 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0406'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0408

Introduced
6/11/25  
Weapons: firearms; natural resources and environmental protection act; update references. Amends sec. 43510 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43510). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0406'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0409

Introduced
6/11/25  
Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 769.12 et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0406'25
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0410

Introduced
6/11/25  
Weapons: firearms; corrections code of 1953; update references. Amends sec. 33b of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.233b). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0406'25
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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).

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0300

Introduced
5/13/25  
Retirement: defined benefit; duties of investment fiduciary; modify. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 314 (MCL 38.1133).
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Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Michigan Senate Bill SB0412

Introduced
6/11/25  
Health facilities: nursing homes; electronic monitoring devices in nursing homes; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 21702 & 21703 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.21702 & 333.21703) & adds secs. 21788, 21788a, 21788b, 21788c, 21788d, 21788e, 21788f, 21788g, 21788h & 21788i.