State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) issued the following statement after the president asked Congress to suspend the federal gas tax, urging Gov. Whitmer to give drivers additional savings at the pump by approving a state gas tax break as proposed by the Legislature:

Rep. Meerman, one of the co-chairs of the bipartisan House School Safety Task Force, talks to reporters on the House floor Wednesday about the group’s work. Rep. Meerman says the four Republicans and four Democrats who make up the panel are working on finding consensus to develop legislation that will be introduced as soon as […]

State Rep. Luke Meerman has helped approve a plan that would provide much-needed tax relief for families, seniors, workers and veterans in Michigan.

Rep. Meerman talks about his HB 4705, now Public Act 63 of 2022, which requires the audio recording of every meeting of a state licensing board, state commission panel or state rule-making body. Rep. Meerman says the new law provides a new layer of accountability.

State Rep. Luke Meerman’s plan to require the audio recording of every meeting of a state licensing board, state commission panel or state rule-making board has been signed into law.

Rep. Meerman talks about final House passage Tuesday of a bipartisan plan to improve the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry system. Currently, to be placed on the Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry, a person must merely attract the attention of Child Protective Services. The plan, Wyatt’s Law, seeks to improve the system […]

State Reps. Luke Meerman and Scott VanSingel, co-chairs of the bipartisan House School Safety Task Force, today issued a three-month progress report to Speaker Jason Wentworth.

State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) today introduced a bipartisan plan to grant judicial discretion in felony firearm possession charges – keeping people out of prison who don’t belong there.

State Rep. Luke Meerman, R-Coopersville, today approved a plan suspending the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel fuels to provide Michigan drivers with immediate financial relief amid skyrocketing gas prices. The Legislature also approved a resolution calling on the governor to support energy independence by ending her opposition to the Great Lakes tunnel project.

State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) today announced the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules has succeeded in its push for greater security measures in Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s proposed election rules.

State Rep. Luke Meerman today announced the House Tax Policy and House Appropriations committees have advanced plans to slash taxes across the board for all Michigan residents and provide financial stability to debt-ridden municipal governments.

State Rep. Luke Meerman, of Coopersville, issued the following statement urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to work with her partners in the U.S. and Canada to end the vaccine policies that have led to protests shutting down truck traffic at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit: