Representative
Brenda Carter
| Seat | House District 53 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room S-987 · Anderson House Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room S-987, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-2577 |
| Write to | BrendaCarter@house.mi.gov (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Pontiac |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2019 |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 3
- House Insurance Committee Democratic vice chair standing
- House Administrative Rules Committee standing
- House Health Policy Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 42 as principal author · 369 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4208Insurance: health benefits; exclusion of federal excepted benefits from a health insurance policy; provide for. Amends…Enacted100
- HR 339A resolution to declare June 27, 2026, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day in the state of…Enacted100
- HR 301A resolution to declare May 4-10, 2026, as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HR 255A resolution to declare March 2026 as Kidney Month in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HB 4666Insurance: life; reference to "colored" persons; eliminate. Amends sec. 2082 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.2082).Enacted100
- HR 141A resolution to declare July 1, 2025, as Invisible Wounds Day in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HR 74A resolution to declare April 2025 as Handwriting Month in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HR 8A resolution to declare January 13, 2025, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Day in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HB 4715Insurance: other; sharing of information concerning suspected or completed insurance fraud; allow. Amends sec. 4509 of…In committee47
- HB 5783Financial institutions: credit unions; certain communication with a qualified private insurance organization; allow.…In committee46
- HB 5546Financial institutions: payday lending; deferred presentment services transactions act; revise internal references…In committee45
- HB 5384Insurance: other; sponsored captive insurance companies; modify. Amends sec. 4667 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.4667).In committee41
- HB 4071Insurance: unfair trade practices; unfair trade practices in the insurance industry; revise. Amends sec. 2025 of 1956…In committee37
- HB 6369Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1994 PA 54; revise. Amends sec. 1 of 1994 PA 54 (MCL…In committee32
- HB 6371Commercial code: other; references to uniform commercial code in 1939 PA 3; revise. Amends sec. 10m of 1939 PA 3 (MCL…In committee32
All 42 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 4047, HB 4048, HB 4103, HB 4104, HB 4207, HB 4598, HB 4599, HB 5249, HB 5697, HR 110, HR 111, HR 119 and 357 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 103rd Legislature, 2025 to 2026
99th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 34 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 7 / 7 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 35 ÷ 8.10 = 4.32 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (18), State government & agencies (10), Courts & civil law (7) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Carrie Rheingans DHouse 47 225
- Natalie Price DHouse 6 225
- Sharon MacDonell DHouse 56 207
- Matt Longjohn DHouse 40 202
- Regina Weiss DHouse 5 202
- Stephanie Young DHouse 16 202
- Penelope Tsernoglou DHouse 75 194
- Mike McFall DHouse 14 192
- Erin Byrnes DHouse 15 191
- Donavan McKinney DHouse 11 190
“Written together” = 2025 to 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 53
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