Michigan

Michigan: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

134 bills: 54 Anti-LGBTQ+, 80 Pro-LGBTQ+. 15 are enacted (2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 13 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed792356
Pending38299
Enacted15213
Vetoed202

Most recent bills

All 134 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Michigan: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Michigan, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0102030402009: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 9 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 16 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 27 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Michigan, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Michigan by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02462023: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Michigan by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0246201120142017202020232026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026963101
202535278321
202417116606
20231596505
2022330000
2021826000
2020101000
2019707000
2018101000
2017303000
2016431000
2015606000
2014202000
2013606000
2012101000
2011110000
2010514000
20091019000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents1697
Bathrooms & facilities11101
Sports participation13130
Youth gender-affirming care12111
Prisons, jails & detention440
Schools & curriculum17512
DEI & bias training330
Drag & public expression110
Book bans & censorship624
Pronouns, names & outing303
Marriage, family & custody27225
Nondiscrimination protections20515
Hate crimes606
Religious exemptions330
Conversion therapy422
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law1129
Symbolic resolutions & recognition241311
Government process, funding & data880

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Marriage Equality18018
End Legal Recognition990
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors990
Appropriations880
Employment Nondiscrimination808
Holiday/Recognition808
Sports Ban: K12880
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12880
Birth Certificate Or Identification707
Anti-Bullying606
Foster Children Protections606
Housing Nondiscrimination606
Show the other 63 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination606
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws606
Sports Ban: SWSA660
Education Nondiscrimination505
Hate Crime Classification505
Sports Ban: Colleges550
Anti-Censorship: Book Ban Ban404
Anti-Censorship: Library Protection404
Broad Nondiscrimination404
Discrimination in Education330
Inclusive Language303
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Marriage Ban303
Supportive Resolution303
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges330
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: K12220
Conversion Therapy Ban202
Conversion Therapy Legalization220
DEI Ban: K12220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law220
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ Laws220
Sports Ban: Public Funds220
Sports Ban: Secondary220
Trans Bathroom Ban220
Trans Segregation Bill220
Adoption Nondiscrimination101
Anti-Harassment101
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Athletics110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage110
Broad Discrimination110
Broad Discrimination: Local Ordinances110
Censorship: Drag Ban110
Censorship: Online Obscenity110
DEI Ban: Accreditation110
DEI Ban: Colleges110
Discrimination in Credit110
Discrimination in Employment110
Discrimination in Housing110
Discrimination in Public Accommodations110
Don't Say Gay: Elementary110
Don't Say Trans: Colleges110
Don't Say Trans: Elementary110
Don't Say Trans: K12110
End Legal Recognition: WBR110
End Trans Panic Defense101
Forced Outing: Schools: Trans110
Gender Affirming Care101
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Detrans Coverage110
Healthcare Nondiscrimination101
Inclusive Bathrooms101
LGBTQ+ Education101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights101
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education110
Prison Placement Ban110
Prisoner Discrimination110
Religious Exemptions110
Religious Exemptions: Academic110
Religious Exemptions: RFRA110
Same-Sex Marriage Ban110
State Agencies Nondiscrimination101
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties110
Trans Child Abuse110

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
DateChamberCommittee
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Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Emily DievendorfDRepresentativeHD-07721
Laurie PohutskyDRepresentativeHD-01721
Steve CarraRRepresentativeHD-03620
Felicia BrabecDRepresentativeHD-03319
Helena ScottDRepresentativeHD-00819
Regina WeissDRepresentativeHD-00519
Carrie RheingansDRepresentativeHD-04718
Jason MorganDRepresentativeHD-02318
Joseph FoxRRepresentativeHD-10118
Julie BrixieDRepresentativeHD-07318

All 344 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 1:22-cv-00787W.D. Mich.District2022
Case COA 346348Michigan Court of AppealsState2020
Case c5438810E.D. Mich.District2015
Case nfe0ed88f4dE.D. Mich.District2015
Case ne646c4c2c6W.D. Mich.District1990
Case nf6af3a8408W.D. Mich.District–

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.