State Rep. Donni Steele this week announced the House Committee on Health Policy approved a bipartisan, three-bill package to modernize Michigan’s Mental Health Code, strengthen crisis response, and improve coordination between courts, care providers, and families. The package is anchored by Steele’s House Bill 4412, which updates outdated mental health statutes to better reflect modern […]

State Rep. Donni Steele today introduced a resolution to declare January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, reaffirming the Legislature’s commitment to confronting modern-day slavery and supporting survivors. Human trafficking remains a serious and persistent crime in Michigan, affecting people of all ages, backgrounds, and communities. Traffickers exploit children, women, […]

State Rep. Donni Steele today introduced a resolution to declare January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, reaffirming the Legislature’s commitment to confronting modern-day slavery and supporting survivors. Human trafficking remains a serious and persistent crime in Michigan, affecting people of all ages, backgrounds, and communities. Traffickers exploit children, women, […]

LANSING, Mich. — House Republicans this week advanced a comprehensive mental health reform package designed to bring clarity, accountability, and modern clinical standards to Michigan’s Mental Health Code. The legislation reflects years of input from judges, clinicians, first responders, and families who have struggled under a system that too often waits for crisis before offering […]

LANSING, Mich. — Rep. Donni Steele today delivered testimony before the House Elections Integrity Committee in support of her legislation, House Bill 5091, which advances a more robust and consistent statewide standard for public financial disclosure. The measure expands Michigan’s Public Officers Financial Disclosure Act to include county commissioners and county executives in the state’s […]

LANSING, Mich. — Rep. Donni Steele today delivered testimony before the House Elections Integrity Committee in support of her legislation, House Bill 5091, which advances a more robust and consistent statewide standard for public financial disclosure. The measure expands Michigan’s Public Officers Financial Disclosure Act to include county commissioners and county executives in the state’s […]

LANSING- State Rep. Donni Steele today joined House Republican women in calling on the Michigan High School Athletic Association to immediately verify whether required eligibility documentation was submitted for a transgender athlete competing in the 2025 Girls’ Volleyball State Championship. Steele said the concern centers on safety, fairness, and the integrity of women’s sports. These […]

LANSING, Mich. — State Rep. Donni Steele, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Local Transportation, today announced that Michigan families will finally see sustained improvements to their roads and bridges following passage of the full state budget. The plan delivers nearly $2 billion in ongoing local road funding, from driveways to highways, […]

House Bill 5091 introduced today by Rep. Donni Steele aims to amend the Public Officers Financial Disclosure Act (2023 PA 281) to enhance transparency and accountability for Local elected officials in Michigan. The bill expands financial reporting requirements for county commissioners and executive directors in counties with populations exceeding 150,000, affecting 16 counties across the […]

With Michigan schools facing an October 1 budget deadline, the Oakland County Superintendents Association last week circulated a letter urging lawmakers to sign a funding pledge. State Rep. Donni Steele responded directly in writing. Rather than signing on to a symbolic document, she issued her own pledge that reflects the full responsibility of passing the complete School Aid Budget already approved by the House in July.

 State Rep. Donni Steele today welcomed Pastor Steve Sanders of First Baptist Church in Lake Orion to the Michigan House of Representatives to deliver the daily invocation. “Faith leaders like Pastor Sanders play a vital role in strengthening our communities,” Steele said. “I’m grateful he could join us in Lansing to open today’s session in […]

his discussion gave both lawmakers and the public a better understanding of the real-world issues affecting our roads,” said Steele. “People care deeply about where their tax dollars go, and it was clear from the turnout that they want real and effective change when it comes to fixing our local roads.”