Senator
Erika Geiss
| Seat | Senate District 1 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 5500 · Binsfeld Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 5500, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-7800 |
| Write to | senegeiss@senate.michigan.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Taylor |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2019 (also served House 2015 to 2018) |
| Term limited | 2026 |
Committees 6
- Senate Education Committee Democratic vice chair standing
- Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair standing
- Senate Economic and Community Development Committee standing
- Senate Health Policy Committee standing
- Senate Housing and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Oversight Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 40 as principal author · 277 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SR 136A resolution to designate September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.Enacted100
- SB 52State finance: authorities; use of grant funds and issuance of revenue bonds; modify. Amends title & secs. 2, 8, 9, 10…Enacted100
- SR 107A resolution to commemorate April 11-17, 2026, as Black Maternal Health Week.Enacted100
- SR 67A resolution to designate September 2025 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.Enacted100
- SR 37A resolution to urge the President of the United States and the United States Congress to renew the African Growth and…Enacted100
- SR 24A resolution to commemorate April 11-17, 2025, as Black Maternal Health Week.Enacted100
- SB 51State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; Black leadership advisory council; establish. Creates new act.In committee47
- SB 1203Vehicles: driver training; age for graduated license; modify. Amends secs. 309 & 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.309 &…In committee41
- SB 1204Vehicles: driver training; driver training instruction; modify. Amends secs. 3, 7, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35…In committee41
- SB 975Insurance: health benefits; certification for qualified health plan and qualified dental plan; provide for. Amends 1956…In committee37
- SB 964Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954…In committee37
- SB 137Vehicles: title; reference to electronic transfer of title or interest in vehicle; update. Amends secs. 233, 234, 239 &…In committee37
- SB 267State agencies (proposed): boards and commissions; Michigan-African-Caribbean trade commission; establish. Creates new…In committee33
- SB 709Highways: memorial; criteria for highway renaming; provide for. Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding…Out of committee31
- SB 29Records: death; commission to investigate racial disparities related to maternal health; create. Amends secs. 2227…In committee30
All 40 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 136, SB 158, SB 25, SB 293, SB 294, SB 349, SB 373, SB 423, SB 456, SB 585, SB 586, SB 81 and 265 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
34th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 16 / 8 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 39 ÷ 76.75 = 0.51 |
| Most-authored topics | Transportation & vehicles (12), Children, families & social services (7), Health & mental health (6) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Rosemary Bayer DSenate 13 182
- Stephanie Chang DSenate 3 174
- Sue Shink DSenate 14 162
- Mary Cavanagh DSenate 6 132
- Mallory McMorrow DSenate 8 128
- Jeff Irwin DSenate 15 92
- Dayna Polehanki DSenate 5 84
- Veronica Klinefelt DSenate 11 72
- Sylvia Santana DSenate 2 71
- Jeremy Moss DSenate 7 66
“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 1
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