# Kathy Schmaltz

Kathy Schmaltz is a Republican member of the Michigan House for district 46.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Michigan House, district 46
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: MI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e21ee6f1-0fdc-4ee6-8432-6149de16046d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e21ee6f1-0fdc-4ee6-8432-6149de16046d (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

72% of the 32 bills Schmaltz sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Michigan House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 267 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MI 2025–26 session)

742 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Michigan House 99.9%). Party unity 98.5% (93.2%). 3 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 246. 71.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House 31.5%; rank 4 of 107).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 356: A resolution to declare September 2026 as Suicide Prevention Month in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR356/
- HB 6071: Health facilities: hospitals; hospital financial assistance act; enact. Creates new act. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB6071/
- HR 312: A resolution to declare May 10-16, 2026, as Junior Achievement Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR312/
- HB 5934: Construction: permits; reimbursement of permit fees if permit is not issued or denied within deadline; provide for permits issued by the department. Amends… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5934/
- HB 5819: Education: curriculum; science of reading requirements; modify. Amends sec. 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1280f). (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5819/
- HB 5729: Health: substance use disorder; persons required to hold a substance use disorder services program license; modify and require uniform rules as is reasonable.… (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5729/
- HB 5740: Probate: guardians and conservators; requirements upon discovery of certain assets; provide for. Amends secs. 5106, 5314 & 5319 of 1998 PA 386 (MCL 700.5106… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5740/
- HB 5715: Military affairs: other; direct deposit for compensation of Michigan national guard members; provide for. Amends sec. 6 of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.476). (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5715/
- HR 236: A resolution to declare January 25-31, 2026, as Catholic Schools Week in the state of Michigan. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HR236/
- HB 5456: Military affairs: other; hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5457'26 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2025-2026/HB5456/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $147.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gophouse.org/member/RepKathySchmaltz/about
- Campaign site: https://kathyschmaltz.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schmaltzforrep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-schmaltz-0a106bb/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e21ee6f1-0fdc-4ee6-8432-6149de16046d