Representative
Sarah Lightner
| Seat | House District 45 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room N-894 · Anderson House Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room N-894, Anderson House Office Building 124 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 |
| Capitol phone | 517-373-1773 |
| Write to | SarahLightner@house.mi.gov (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Springport |
| Tenure | Serving since January 1, 2019 |
| Term limited | 2030 |
Committees 7
- House Judiciary Committee Chair standing
- House Oversight Committee Alternate standing
- House State and Local Public Assistance Programs Committee Alternate standing
- House Weaponization of State Government Committee Alternate standing
- House Agriculture Committee standing
- House Finance Committee standing
- House Insurance Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 41 as principal author · 85 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4135Property: conveyance of state property; conveyance of certain state-owned property in Jackson County; provide for.…Enacted100
- HB 4396Juveniles: juvenile justice services; certain information sharing for research purposes in juvenile justice cases…Enacted100
- HR 321A resolution to declare May 2026 as Treatment Court Month in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HR 247A resolution to declare February 21-28, 2026, as National FFA Week in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HB 5055Law enforcement: other; jurisdiction of sergeant at arms; modify. Amends sec. 2 of 2001 PA 185 (MCL 4.382).Enacted100
- HR 158A resolution to declare August 31, 2025, as Overdose Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HR 24A resolution to declare February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week in the state of Michigan.Enacted100
- HB 5121Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends sec.…In committee63
- HB 4717Crimes: definitions; definition of racketeering; include insurance fraud. Amends sec. 159g of 1931 PA 328 (MCL…In committee47
- HB 6033Civil procedure: costs and fees; fees for service of process; revise. Amends sec. 2559 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2559).In committee46
- HB 5782Financial institutions: credit unions; insurance from a qualified private insurance organization; allow for domestic…In committee46
- HB 5544Financial institutions: money transmitters; money transmission modernization act; create. Creates new act.In committee45
- HB 5548Financial institutions: other; consumer financial services act; revise internal references related to money…In committee45
- HB 5452Criminal procedure: sentencing; sunset on certain costs that may be imposed upon criminal conviction; modify. Amends…In committee40
- HB 4255Crimes: controlled substances; crime of manufacturing, delivering, or possession of with intent to deliver certain…In committee37
All 41 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 4002, HB 4180, HB 4181, HB 4182, HB 4187, HCR 8, HR 10, HR 101, HR 102, HR 104, HR 107, HR 121 and 73 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
86th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 37 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 22 / 15 / 3 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 73 ÷ 39.98 = 1.83 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (18), Business, jobs & the economy (9), Courts & civil law (9) |
House 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
- David Martin RHouse 68 23
- Tom Kunse RHouse 100 23
- Ann Bollin RHouse 49 22
- Jason Woolford RHouse 50 22
- Ken Borton RHouse 105 22
- Mike Harris RHouse 52 21
- Jay DeBoyer RHouse 63 20
- Matt Bierlein RHouse 97 20
- Alicia St. Germaine RHouse 62 19
- Mike Hoadley RHouse 99 19
“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 45
- Counties
- Calhoun, Jackson, Kalamazoo
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- Senate members sharing a county
- Sue Shink (14), Jonathan Lindsey (17), Thomas Albert (18), Sean McCann (19)
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Source
Copied from https://gophouse.org/member/repsarahlightner/about on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Michigan House of Representatives.