Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the primary Reproductive Health Act (RHA) bill, House Bill 4949, into law on December 11, 2023. The RHA bill package together quashes medically unnecessary and politically motivated barriers that hinder access to abortion care. This bill bookends what has been a monumental year for Democratic-led legislation to guarantee reproductive rights in Michigan.
State Reps. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids), Padma Kuppa (D-Troy), Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) announced legislation to ensure Michigan’s water is managed in the best interests of the public, at a press conference on March 17, 2022.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and members of the House Democratic Caucus held a press conference to announce another round of bills that protect the right to vote and take down unnecessary barriers between Michiganders and their franchise, on the Capitol steps on March 16, 2022.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) and other members of the House Progressive Women’s Caucus (PWC) held a press conference to unveil a package of bills to prevent domestic violence, support survivors and help protect survivors from further abuse, on October 28, 2021.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) spoke at a Women in the Workforce press conference on September 29, 2021.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) on the House Floor June 9, 2021.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) testified on House Bill 4687, part of a bipartisan ethics reform package, in the House Committee on Elections and Ethics on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.
Democratic members of the House of Representatives show their support for the striking United Auto Workers members on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) introduced a resolution making April Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Michigan, on Thursday, April 11, 2019.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) held a press conference alongside House Democratic colleagues and statewide stakeholders introducing legislation to restore the state’s ability to address the many public health and environment crises Michigan families are facing, on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Pohutsky’s House Bill 4386 would repeal the so called “no stricter than federal” law, passed in the final few days of lame duck during the 2017-18 term, which prohibits state agencies from issuing rules or guidelines more stringent than the relevant federal standard.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) was joined by Allen Freer, vice president of the UAW Local 600, for Gov. Whitmer’s first State of the State address at the state Capitol in Lansing on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) speaks in response to legislative Republicans overturning Gov. Whitmer’s executive order, allowing decision-making bodies within the DEQ to continue to be operated by industry, manufacturing and business interests, on Wednesday, February 6, 2019.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) was sworn in officially as representative for the 19th House District for the 2019-2020 legislative session, on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The swearing-in ceremony marked the formal opening of Michigan’s 100th Legislature.
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