Dan Lauwers

Seat	Senate District 25
Party	Republican
Capitol office	Room S-9 · State Capitol
Mailing address	Room S-9, Capitol Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909
Capitol phone	517-373-7708
Write to	sendlauwers@senate.michigan.gov (official address)
Hometown	Brockway
Tenure	Serving since January 1, 2019 (also served House 2013 to 2018)
Term limited	2026

Committees 3

Senate Energy and Environment Committee Republican vice chair standing
Senate Government Operations Committee standing
Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee standing

Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 8 as principal author · 89 as coauthor

MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
SB 689Land use: farmland and open space; relinquishment of farmland from development rights agreements; expand legal…Enacted100
SR 73A resolution to recognize October 9, 2025, as Auto Heritage Day.Enacted100
SB 608Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Repeals secs. 101, 103, 105, 201…In committee41
SB 131Occupations: cosmetologists; branch facilities for a school of cosmetology; provide for. Amends 1980 PA 299 (MCL…In committee41
SB 507Vehicles: registration plates; next of kin special registration plate; create. Amends sec. 803e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL…In committee30
SB 427Civil rights: open meetings; remedies for violations of the open meetings act; revise. Amends sec. 11 of 1976 PA 267…In committee20
SB 467Transportation: school vehicles; requirements for pupil transportation; modify. Amends sec. 10 of 1990 PA 187 (MCL…In committee6
SB 187Property: conveyance of state property; transfer of certain state-owned property in Tuscola County; provide for.…In committee6

All 8 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of SB 273, SB 512, SB 513, SB 685, SB 686, SB 687, SB 688, SB 690, SB 71, SCR 10, SCR 12, SCR 13 and 77 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

1.1614th of 38 in the Senate
65th percentile

Bills & joint resolutions authored	7
… passed committee / chamber / both	4 / 4 / 1
… became law	1
Carried in the other chamber (became law)	0 (0)
Points vs. Senate minority average	19 ÷ 16.33 = 1.16
Most-authored topics	State government & agencies (2), Transportation & vehicles (2), Agriculture & rural life (2)

Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026

Most bills written together

Kevin Daley RSenate 26 45
Joe Bellino RSenate 16 35
Lana Theis RSenate 22 28
Roger Victory RSenate 31 26
John Damoose RSenate 37 25
Aric Nesbitt RSenate 20 22
Michael Webber RSenate 9 22
Jonathan Lindsey RSenate 17 20
Michele Hoitenga RSenate 36 20
Roger Hauck RSenate 34 20

“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.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025 to 2026

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