Ruth Johnson

Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

• ›Jobs & cost of living100 with · 9 against110 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; to provide for…

    Makes supplemental 2025-26 appropriations totaling about $1.0 billion gross across state departments, including $596.7 million for health and human services and two budget stabilization fund appropriations totaling $350 million, with a net $52.6 million general fund reduction.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027; to…

    Appropriates about $63.0 billion in total, including $12.7 billion from the general fund, to state departments, the judicial branch and the legislative branch for fiscal year 2026-27 (Senate version).

    Apr 29, 2026 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    An act to prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to provide review from disciplinary action with respect thereto; to provide for the mediation of grievances and the holding of elections; to…

    Makes minimum staffing levels a required subject of collective bargaining for police and fire units covered by Public Act 312, but optional if the employer's revenue-sharing sales tax receipts or property tax collections fell from the prior fiscal year.

    Jun 26, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All jobs & cost of living votes
• ›Health & care45 with · 2 against47 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $39.3 billion in total funds for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    The code of criminal procedure: amend section 13n of chapter XVII

    Adds the felony penalties created by a companion bill on interfering with access to health facilities to the state sentencing guidelines; it takes effect only with that bill.

    Jun 25, 2025 · Passed 19–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Prohibit certain conduct at or near a health facility and prescribe penalties; to provide remedies; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and…

    Bars injuring, intimidating or interfering with, by force, threat of force or physical obstruction, people obtaining or providing reproductive health services, and damaging property of facilities that provide them; sets misdemeanor and felony penalties and allows civil suits.

    Jun 25, 2025 · Passed 19–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All health & care votes
• ›Rights & public safety42 with · 4 against46 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of state police for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $1.02 billion in total funds for the Department of State Police for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Make appropriations for the judiciary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $395.3 million in total funds for the judiciary for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Revised judicature act of 1961: add section 2950p.

    As introduced, lets people age 60 or older, vulnerable adults and people with developmental disabilities petition a circuit court for a protection order that can bar firearm purchase or possession, stalking conduct, harm to their animals, and control over their money or property.

    Apr 16, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All rights & public safety votes
• ›Education & families34 with · 1 against36 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    The state school aid act of 1979: amend sections 3, 6, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 11aa, 12d, 12e, 15, 18, 18a, 19, 20, 20d, 21b, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22k, 22l,

    Sets 2026-27 K-12 school aid, raising the per-pupil foundation allowance 2.5% to $10,300 and merging at-risk and bilingual funding into a new weighted allowance that phases up over 15 years (Senate version).

    Apr 30, 2026 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $756.2 million in total funds for the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $166.4 million in total funds for the Department of Education for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All education & families votes
• ›Climate & energy13 with · 1 against17 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $159.5 million in total funds for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $1.03 billion in total funds for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Prohibit excessive pricing for certain energy products and services during a period of market disruption; to provide remedies and penalties; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state…

    Bars businesses in the energy products and services chain of distribution from charging grossly higher prices than for similar products during a market disruption; allows attorney general suits and civil and criminal penalties.

    Jun 25, 2026 · Passed 20–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All climate & energy votes
• ›Housing & rent14 with · 3 against17 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    The insurance code of 1956: amend sections 476a and 476b

    Lets out-of-state insurers subtract the new housing opportunity tax credit they claim from the burden counted in Michigan's insurer retaliatory tax calculation, starting in 2027.

    Jul 3, 2026 · Passed 21–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Income tax act of 1967: add sections 281 and 678.

    Allows a qualified taxpayer to claim the nonrefundable Housing Opportunity Tax Credit, as allocated on an eligibility certificate, against individual or corporate income tax starting January 1, 2027, under the MSHDA program created in HB 5805.

    Jul 3, 2026 · Passed 21–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    State housing development authority act of 1966: amend section 22

    Lets the Michigan State Housing Development Authority run a housing opportunity tax credit program for low-income housing projects, capped at $42 million a year from 2027 and adjusted for inflation; each credit is the lesser of the federal credit or one-sixth of the reserved amount.

    Jul 3, 2026 · Passed 22–14 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All housing & rent votes
• ›Transportation7 with · 2 against9 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Make appropriations for the state transportation department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $6.91 billion in total funds for the state transportation department for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each…

    On the version voted Sep 25, 2025: Requires the Department of Transportation to estimate the cost of local federal bridge load analysis, inspection and other mandates, and lets it pay them from the Movable Bridge Fund when no other funding exists.

    Oct 3, 2025 · Passed 21–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Income tax act of 1967: amend sections 12, 30, 36, 607,

    Directs up to $688 million in 2025-26, rising to $952 million by 2028-29, of income tax revenue to the neighborhood road fund, creates 2026-2028 deductions for qualified tips and overtime, and adjusts which federal tax code provisions Michigan follows.

    Oct 3, 2025 · Passed 22–14 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All transportation votes
• ›Foreign affairs & defense8 with · 0 against8 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Make appropriations for the department of military and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

    Appropriates about $291.6 million in total funds for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025-26.

    May 13, 2025 · Passed 19–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Create a Michigan-African-Caribbean trade commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to create a fund; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state officers and entities.

    Dec 9, 2025 · Passed 28–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • Yes

    Create a Michigan-Ireland trade commission within the Michigan economic development corporation and to prescribe its powers and duties; to create a fund; and to prescribe the powers and duties of…

    Dec 9, 2025 · Passed 28–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All foreign affairs & defense votes
• ›Technology & privacy6 with · 0 against6 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    Regulate operators of certain chatbots; to regulate offering certain chatbots to minors; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to…

    Enacts the LEAD Act, barring chatbot operators from offering minors chatbots that act as confidants or encourage harm, requiring age verification, and allowing Attorney General fines up to $25,000 per violation and parent lawsuits.

    Apr 29, 2026 · Passed 20–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Michigan consumer protection act: amend section 3

    Makes a violation of the Kids Code Act in Senate Bill 758 an unlawful practice under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act.

    Apr 29, 2026 · Passed 20–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    Establish standards and practices relating to certain online services; to prohibit certain acts and practices by covered online service providers related to certain online services; to provide for…

    Enacts the Kids Code Act, barring online services from targeted advertising and profiling of minors, requiring high-privacy default settings and parental controls, and setting civil fines of up to $50,000 per violation from 2027.

    Apr 29, 2026 · Passed 20–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All technology & privacy votes

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 8 of 207 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (4), Rights & public safety (3), Health & care (2)

• Make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027; to…

  What it does: On the version voted Apr 29, 2026: Appropriates about $63.0 billion in total, including $12.7 billion from the general fund, to state departments, the judicial branch and the legislative branch for fiscal year 2026-27…

  Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 8–9

  Jul 3, 2026Official record ↗

• Make appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027 for capital outlay to finance projects to demolish, construct, renovate, or equip buildings and facilities on state property…

  Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 8–10

  Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

• Youth tobacco act: add section 1i.

  What it does: Lets a retailer that lawfully sold nicotine or tobacco products before the licensing law and has a pending license application file an affidavit to keep selling without a license until the application is decided.

  Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 17–0, Republicans 2–16

  Dec 18, 2025Official record ↗

• Youth tobacco act: amend the title and sections 1, 4, and 5

  What it does: Requires retailers and third-party facilitators of tobacco, vapor and nicotine product sales to hold a state license, sets fines and license sanctions, and requires regular compliance checks by the Department of Licen…

  Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 17–0, Republicans 2–16

  Dec 18, 2025Official record ↗

• Legislative sergeant at arms police powers act: amend section 2

  What it does: On the version voted Oct 1, 2025: Allows commissioned legislative sergeants at arms to enforce chamber rules and state law elsewhere in Michigan when necessary to provide security for, or investigate threats or crimes…

  Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 12–7, Republicans 8–9

  Nov 13, 2025Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

• No

  Make, supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; to provide for…

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  The state school aid act of 1979: amend sections 3, 6, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 11aa, 12d, 12e, 15, 18, 18a, 19, 20, 20d, 21b, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22d, 22k, 22l,

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  Make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027; to…

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  Apr 29, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  An act to prohibit strikes by certain public employees; to provide review from disciplinary action with respect thereto; to provide for the mediation of grievances and the holding of elections; to…

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  Jun 26, 2025Official record ↗

• No

  Regulate pet cemeteries; to regulate the sale of pet cemetery merchandise and services; to provide for the powers and duties of certain local governmental officers and entities; and to prescribe…

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  Jun 10, 2025Official record ↗

• No

  Michigan consumer protection act: amend the title and sections 2, 4, 5, 10, and 15

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  Jun 10, 2025Official record ↗

• No

  Make appropriations for the department of insurance and financial services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  May 13, 2025Official record ↗

• No

  Make appropriations for the department of licensing and regulatory affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

  With most of their party · Passed 19–18 · Yes 19–No 18 · Democrats 19–0, Republicans 0–18

  May 13, 2025Official record ↗