Santana on Whitmer support of criminal justice reform
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she talked about the progress made — and...
Santana bill to end prison-based gerrymandering
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation that would require the Michigan Department of Corrections to report the pre-incarceration addresses of prisoners when providing 2020 Census information for district...
Senator Sylvia Santana is Working for You | 2019 Year Review
Dear Friends, It has been such a great year to serve as your state senator. One of the biggest legislative achievements was re-introducing legislation to “raise the age” in our criminal justice system in Michigan. The governor then signed that into...
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Senator Sylvia Santana is Working for You | 2019 Year Review Dear Friends, It has been such a great year to serve as your state senator. One of the biggest legislative achievements was re-introducing legislation to “raise the age” in our criminal...
Santana on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration Task Force Report
LANSING — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) today issued the following statement about the final report compiled by the bipartisan Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, in which they recommended to expand...
Santana on Grant to Reinvent Ford’s Dearborn Campus
DEARBORN — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded a state transportation economic development grant to Ford Motor Co. — for infrastructure...
Legislators Announce Bills to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
LANSING — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Rep. Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods) and Rep. Kara Hope (D-Holt), along with members of the state’s Progressive Women’s Caucus, today announced legislation that would...
Santana Applauds Hard Work, Dedication of LPCs to Practice
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement on the Michigan Senate unanimously passing legislation today in support of Licensed Professional Counselors in Michigan. “The value of licensed, professional...
Santana on Michigan ‘Raise the Age’ Bills Passing State Senate
LANSING — Today, the Michigan Senate passed “Raise the Age” legislation, led by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), to raise the age of convicted individuals in Michigan prosecuted as adults from 17 to 18. “There has been little good to come...
Santana Welcomes Constituents to Capitol for Community Day
LANSING — Today, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) welcomed 31 people from Dearborn, Detroit and Melvindale to Lansing, where they toured the Capitol Building and discussed consumer protections, school aid funding, and health and human...
Santana on legislature’s passage of no-fault auto insurance reform
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Legislature reached an agreement on no-fault auto insurance reform and passed Senate Bill 1: “Michiganders have been demanding...
Santana safeguards poor consumers, tells retailers: Accept cash
LANSING — In response to the growing trend of retailers only accepting debit cards, credit cards or digital wallets as forms of payment, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation that would require Michigan businesses to...
Santana named to Governor’s Jail and Pretrial Incarceration task force
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after being named by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) to the bipartisan Michigan Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration to...
Santana on Senate passage of auto insurance reform
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed Senate Bill 1 today, which would allow motorists to choose their medical coverage levels in their insurance policies. “My...
Santana’s legislation to classify 17-year-olds as juveniles clears full Senate
LANSING – Legislation by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) to prosecute individuals under the age of 18 who are convicted of a crime as juveniles instead of adults has passed the Senate and will now head to the House for consideration. “I'm...
Santana named to newly created judicial task force
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has been named by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) to Governor Whitmer's newly announced bipartisan Michigan Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration to...
Santana on Senate committee support of raising the age to 18 for adult charges
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after her ‘Raise the Age’ legislation passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee this morning with support from both Democrats and...
Sen. Santana introduces resolution to raise sexual assault awareness
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed a resolution she introduced today to declare April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” in Michigan: “Sexual violence is an issue...
Santana introduces legislation to reduce sentences for marijuana crimes
LANSING. – Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has taken the lead on introducing bipartisan legislation to offer second chances to people imprisoned for certain marijuana-related offenses prior to Michigan’s legalization of recreational marijuana. The...
Sen. Santana on legislation to fund Detroit police
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after she introduced Senate Bills 234 and 235 to prevent police departments from poaching officers trained by the Detroit Police...
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