Senator
Ruth Johnson
| Seat | Senate District 24 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 7300 · Binsfeld Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 7300, Binsfeld Building P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-1636 |
| Write to | senrjohnson@senate.michigan.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Holly |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2019 (also served House 1999 to 2004) |
| Term limited | 2026 |
Committees 3
- Senate Elections and Ethics Committee Republican vice chair standing
- Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee standing
- Senate Education Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 15 as principal author · 65 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 415Human services: medical services; coverage for group prenatal care services; require. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.1 -…Enacted100
- SB 586Probate: guardians and conservators; requirement to state on record reasons for moving ward from residence; provide…Enacted100
- SR 48A resolution to designate May 2025 as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month.Enacted100
- SR 44A resolution to designate May 2025 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.Enacted100
- SB 612Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec.…In committee47
- SB 243Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 - 117.38) by adding sec.…In committee42
- SB 335Law enforcement: training; duty to intervene policy; require law enforcement agencies to adopt. Creates new act. TIE…In committee23
- SB 468Elections: voting equipment; use of electronic voting systems that contain certain parts or equipment; prohibit. Amends…In committee22
- SB 317Health: pharmaceuticals; program for the wholesale importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada; provide for. Creates new…In committee22
- SB 1114Probate: guardians and conservators; licensing of guardians; provide for. Amends title & secs. 5106, 5313 & 5409 of…In committee20
- SB 378Education: school districts; letter grade system for ranking public schools; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1…In committee13
- SB 380Education: teachers and administrators; references regarding teacher performance evaluations; modify. Amends sec. 4…In committee13
- SB 409Weapons: firearms; sentencing guidelines; update references. Amends sec. 12, ch. IX & secs. 11b & 16m, ch. XVII of 1927…In committee13
- SB 797Health: immunizations; promulgation of certain rules that are more stringent than the requirements for claiming…In committee9
- SB 482Health: patient directives; Michigan medical treatment decisions act; enact. Creates new act.In committee7
All 15 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SB 136, SB 240, SB 241, SB 273, SB 585, SCR 10, SCR 12, SCR 13, SCR 16, SCR 5, SCR 6, SCR 8 and 53 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
81st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 13 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 4 / 4 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 26 ÷ 16.33 = 1.59 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (4), Courts & civil law (3), Children, families & social services (3) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Joe Bellino RSenate 16 24
- Jim Runestad RSenate 23 22
- Lana Theis RSenate 22 18
- John Damoose RSenate 37 17
- Kevin Daley RSenate 26 17
- Stephanie Chang DSenate 3 17
- Aric Nesbitt RSenate 20 15
- Ed McBroom RSenate 38 14
- Dan Lauwers RSenate 25 12
- Mary Cavanagh DSenate 6 11
“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 24
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