SR 102 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Joel Gougeon, former member of the Michigan Senate.

This Senate resolution honors the memory of Joel Gougeon, a former Michigan State Senator who passed away, by formally recognizing his life and public service. The bill does not change any laws or policies but serves as an official tribute to Gougeon's career, military service, and community contributions. It directs copies of the resolution to the Gougeon family as a formal acknowledgment of his legacy. The measure was introduced by Senator Brinks and adopted by the full Senate membership.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026

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Senate Adopted Resolution → Senate Enrolled Resolution · 5 edits

MODERATE

The document was converted from a draft Senate resolution to an enrolled version with formatting standardization, header/footer removal, and addition of sponsoring legislators. The substantive content of the tribute resolution for Joel Gougeon remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 102' to 'Senate Resolution No. 102' with standardized capitalization and formatting.

Added list of 29 sponsoring legislators (Brinks, Nesbitt, Albert, Anthony, Bayer, Bellino, Bumstead, Camilleri, Cavanagh, Chang, Cherry, Daley, Damoose, Geiss, Hauck, Hertel, Hoitenga, Huizenga, Irwin, Johnson, Klinefelt, Lauwers, Lindsey, McBroom, McCann, McMorrow, Moss, Outman, Polehanki, Runestad, Santana, Shink, Singh, Theis, Victory, Webber, Wojno) and Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist II.

Removed internal tracking numbers, page numbers, and LSB Research Services Division headers/footers that were present in the draft version.

Added adoption date 'Adopted by the Senate, March 18, 2026' and 'Secretary of the Senate' designation at the end.

Changed line numbering from '1', '2', '3' format to standard paragraph format with 'WHEREAS' and 'RESOLVED' headers in all caps.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

ADOPTED

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Introduced

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WINNIE BRINKS

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1 primary · 36 co-sponsors