Michigan HouseHB 4162
The state school aid act of 1979: amend sections 11 and 17b
Passed 59–49Party-line
What it does: As passed by the House, appropriates about $15.6 billion in total funds for K-12 school aid in 2025-26 and raises the per-pupil foundation allowance by $417 (4.3%), from $9,608 to $10,025. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Third reading and passage
The tally
Yes 59 · No 49 · Not voting 2
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Republicans | 58 | 0 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Karen WhitsettD4Yes
The full roll (110)
Yes 59
- Alicia St. GermaineR62
- Angela RigasR79
- Ann BollinR49
- Bill SchuetteR95
- Brad PaquetteR37
- Brad SlaghR85
- Brian BeGoleR71
- Bryan PosthumusR90
- Cam CavittR106
- Curt VanderWallR102
- Dave PrestinR108
- David MartinR68
- Donni SteeleR54
- Doug WozniakR59
- Gina JohnsenR78
- Greg AlexanderR98
- Greg MarkkanenR110
- Greg VanWoerkomR88
- J.R. RothR104
- Jaime GreeneR65
- Jamie ThompsonR28
- Jason WoolfordR50
- Jay DeBoyerR63
- Jennifer WortzR35
- Jerry NeyerR92
- Jim DeSanaR29
- Joe AragonaR60
- Joe PavlovR64
- Joseph FoxR101
- Josh SchriverR66
- Karen WhitsettD4
- Karl BohnakR109
- Kathy SchmaltzR46
- Ken BortonR105
- Luke MeermanR89
- Mark TisdelR55
- Matt BierleinR97
- Matt HallR42
- Matt MaddockR51
- Mike HarrisR52
- Mike HoadleyR99
- Mike MuellerR72
- Nancy DeBoerR86
- Nancy Jenkins-ArnoR34
- Parker FairbairnR107
- Pat OutmanR91
- Pauline WendzelR39
- Phil GreenR67
- Rachelle SmitR43
- Ron RobinsonR58
- Rylee LintingR27
- Sarah LightnerR45
- Steve CarraR36
- Steve FrisbieR44
- Tim KellyR93
- Timmy BesonR96
- Tom KuhnR57
- Tom KunseR100
- Will BruckR30
No 49
- Alabas FarhatD3
- Amos O'NealD94
- Angela WitwerD76
- Betsy CoffiaD103
- Brenda CarterD53
- Carol GlanvilleD84
- Carrie RheingansD47
- Cynthia NeeleyD70
- Denise MentzerD61
- Donavan McKinneyD11
- Dylan WegelaD26
- Emily DievendorfD77
- Erin ByrnesD15
- Helena ScottD8
- Jason HoskinsD18
- Jason MorganD23
- Jaz MartusD69
- Jennifer ConlinD48
- Jimmie WilsonD32
- Joe TateD9
- John FitzgeraldD83
- Julie BrixieD73
- Julie RogersD41
- Kara HopeD74
- Kelly BreenD21
- Kristian GrantD82
- Laurie PohutskyD17
- Mai XiongD13
- Matt KoleszarD22
- Matt LongjohnD40
- Mike McFallD14
- Morgan ForemanD33
- Natalie PriceD6
- Noah ArbitD20
- Penelope TsernoglouD75
- Peter HerzbergD25
- Phil SkaggsD80
- Ranjeev PuriD24
- Reggie MillerD31
- Regina WeissD5
- Samantha SteckloffD19
- Sharon MacDonellD56
- Stephanie YoungD16
- Stephen WoodenD81
- Tonya PhillipsD7
- Tullio LiberatiD2
- Tyrone CarterD1
- Veronica PaizD10
- Will SnyderD87
Not voting 2
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.