| Full Name: | Joel Johnson |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (MI) - District 97, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/02/2010 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Dawn; 4 Children |
Key Votes
Representative Joel Johnson's Voting Records
Issue
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- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Michigan Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2013 | HB 4369 | Expands the Education Achievement Authority | Bill Passed - House (57 - 53) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2013 | SB 48 | Authorizes Businesses to Allow Contact Between Customers and Small Bears | Bill Passed - House (56 - 52) |
Yea |
| Feb. 28, 2013 | HB 4111 | Appropriates Federal Funding for Health Insurance Exchange | Bill Passed - House (78 - 31) |
Nay |
| Feb. 28, 2013 | SB 62 | Amends Insurance Code | Bill Passed - House (92 - 18) |
Nay |
| Feb. 28, 2013 | SB 61 | Prohibits Insurer Tax-Exemption | Bill Passed - House (92 - 18) |
Nay |
| Dec. 14, 2012 | HB 5711 | Increases Requirements on Facilities that Provide Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 35) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 2012 | SB 756 | Prohibits Teens from Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (74 - 33) |
Yea |
| Dec. 13, 2012 | SB 59 | Expands Areas Where Concealed Weapons are Authorized | Bill Passed - House (68 - 41) |
Yea |
| Dec. 12, 2012 | SB 865 | Authorizes Local Officials to Solve Fiscal Crisis | Bill Passed - House (64 - 45) |
Yea |
| Dec. 11, 2012 | HB 4003 | Limits Labor Organization Activities: Public Entities | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 51) |
Yea |
| Dec. 11, 2012 | SB 116 | Limits Labor Organization Activities: Private Entities | Bill Passed - House (58 - 52) |
Yea |
| Aug. 15, 2012 | SB 1040 | Amends Teacher Pension Plans | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 48) |
Nay |
| July 18, 2012 | SB 1130 | Amends Permit Requirements for Sand Dune Use | Bill Passed - House (63 - 40) |
Yea |
| June 14, 2012 | SB 1040 | Amends Teacher Pension Plans | Bill Passed - House (57 - 47) |
Nay |
| June 12, 2012 | SB 803 | Requires Proof of Citizenship to Vote | Bill Passed - House (67 - 43) |
Yea |
| June 12, 2012 | SB 754 | Requires Photo Identification for Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (66 - 43) |
Yea |
| June 7, 2012 | HB 5223 | Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (71 - 37) |
Yea |
| June 1, 2012 | HB 5372 | School Aid Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (58 - 51) |
Yea |
| May 31, 2012 | HB 4513 | Increases Minimum Age for Beginning Kindergarten | Bill Passed - House (64 - 45) |
Yea |
| May 31, 2012 | HB 5365 | 2012-2013 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (61 - 49) |
Yea |
| May 1, 2012 | SB 619 | Cyber Schools | Bill Passed - House (57 - 52) |
Nay |
| March 29, 2012 | HB 5061 | Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Ballots | Bill Passed - House (65 - 45) |
Yea |
| March 29, 2012 | SB 414 | Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism | Bill Passed - House (91 - 19) |
Nay |
| March 29, 2012 | SB 415 | Requires Insurers to Cover Autism Treatments | Bill Passed - House (91 - 19) |
Nay |
| March 29, 2012 | SB 981 | Provides Reimbursement for Health Insurance Coverage of Autism | Bill Passed - House (84 - 26) |
Nay |
| March 13, 2012 | HB 4799 | Prohibits Coercing a Woman into Having an Abortion | Bill Passed - House (72 - 37) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2012 | HB 4929 | Prohibits Union Dues Deductions from School Employee Paychecks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 54) |
Yea |
| Feb. 21, 2012 | HB 5033 | Requires Asset Tests to Determine Eligibility for State Assistance Programs | Bill Passed - House (67 - 39) |
Yea |
| Feb. 15, 2012 | HB 5085 | Prohibits public employers from deducting political contributions from employee paychecks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 43) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 2011 | SB618 | Repeals Limit on Number of Charter Schools | Bill Passed - House (58 - 49) |
Yea |
| Dec. 8, 2011 | HB 4770 | Prohibits Public Employers from Providing Medical Benefits to Public Employees | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 45) |
Yea |
| Nov. 10, 2011 | HB 4326 | Prohibits State Agencies from Adopting Rules Stricter than Federal Rules | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 48) |
Yea |
| Nov. 9, 2011 | HB 4005 | School Board Election Dates | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 39) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2011 | HB 4701 | Amends the State Employee Retirement System | Bill Passed - House (63 - 45) |
Yea |
| Nov. 2, 2011 | HB 5002 | Amends Workers' Compensation Law | Bill Passed - House (59 - 49) |
Yea |
| Nov. 2, 2011 | SB 291 | Repeals Motorcycle Helmet Law | Bill Passed - House (69 - 39) |
Yea |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | HB 4815 | Exempts Incandescent Light Bulbs Made in Michigan from Congressional Authority | Bill Passed - House (62 - 46) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2011 | SB 160 | Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions | Bill Passed - House (75 - 34) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2011 | HB 4109 | Banning Partial Birth/Late Term Abortions | Bill Passed - House (75 - 33) |
Yea |
| Aug. 24, 2011 | SB 348 | 1 Percent Tax on Paid Health Insurance Claims | Bill Passed - House (65 - 42) |
Yea |
| Aug. 24, 2011 | HB 4005 | School Board Election Dates | Bill Passed - House (72 - 36) |
Yea |
| June 30, 2011 | HB 4625 | Teacher Tenure Standards | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 42) |
Yea |
| June 30, 2011 | HB 4628 | Amends Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Teachers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 50) |
Yea |
| June 30, 2011 | SB 7 | Employee Contribution to Health Care Benefits | Bill Passed - House (56 - 52) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2011 | SB 498 | Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (65 - 42) |
Yea |
| June 22, 2011 | HB 4780 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (63 - 47) |
Yea |
| May 26, 2011 | HB 4325 | Education Appropriations for 2011-2013 | Conference Report Adopted - House (59 - 50) |
Yea |
| May 26, 2011 | HB 4526 | 2011-2012 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (62 - 47) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2011 | HB 4361 | Income Tax Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (56 - 52) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2011 | HB 4362 | Business Tax Reduction | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 51) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
