# Timmy Beson

Timmy Beson is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 96
- Serving since: 2021-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6b7aadaf-f690-487f-bec8-95f095f6b565

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b7aadaf-f690-487f-bec8-95f095f6b565 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Beson has served since 2021.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 525 donors and 893 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

742 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 97.6% (93.2%). 31 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #374 Yeas 76 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6302 Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for. Amends sec. 1347 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1347). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6302/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #375 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6259 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify. Amends sec. 16y, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6259/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #376 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6260 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; modify. Amends sec. 520b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520b). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6260/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6282 Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6282/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #378 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6262 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify. Amends sec. 520d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520d). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6262/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #377 Yeas 78 Nays 25 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6261 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; modify. Amends sec. 520c of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520c). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6261/
- 2026-09-23 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #379 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 6263 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; modify. Amends sec. 520e of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520e). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6263/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #367 Yeas 103 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 102 Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB102/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #366 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · SB 947 Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26 · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/SB947/
- 2026-09-22 · voted yea · passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #363 Yeas 96 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 · HB 5120 Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal protection orders; eliminate. Amends secs. 2559 & 2950 of 1961 PA 236… · pass · https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5120/

## Legislation (MI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 303. 23.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 66 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 311: A resolution to declare May 13, 2026, as Rail Day in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR311/
- HB 5956: Natural resources: wildlife; requirement to register and report deer pelts; eliminate. Amends secs. 42504 & 42505 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.42504 & 324.42505). (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5956/
- HB 5609: Appropriations: department of licensing and regulatory affairs; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5609/
- HB 5600: Appropriations: department of insurance and financial services; appropriations for fiscal year 2026-2027; provide for. Creates appropriation act. (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5600/
- HB 5450: Food: service establishments; annual fire inspections for food trucks; provide for. Amends sec. 3113 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.3113). (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5450/
- HB 5284: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; procedure for vacating disciplinary records of certain licensees or registrants; provide for. Amends secs.… (passed one chamber, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5284/
- HB 5164: Crimes: firearms; transporting or possessing a firearm in or upon motor vehicle; modify. Amends sec. 227d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.227d). (in committee, 2025-11-04) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5164/
- HB 5095: Industrial Hemp: administration; administration of industrial hemp program; modify. Amends 2020 PA 220 by repealing secs. 101, 103, 105, 201, 211, 213, 215,… (in committee, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5095/
- HB 4936: Highways: bridges; fees for unpaid tolls; limit the amount that may be charged for certain toll bridges. Amends title of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) &… (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4936/
- HB 4918: Occupations: individual licensing and registration; procedure for vacating disciplinary records of certain licensees or registrants; provide for. Amends sec.… (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB4918/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/reptimothybeson/posts
- Campaign site: https://www.timmybeson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepbeson

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b7aadaf-f690-487f-bec8-95f095f6b565