Michigan Senate

What Michigan Senate does

The Michigan Senate is the upper chamber of the Michigan Legislature, established in 1837 upon Michigan's admission to statehood. It comprises 38 members elected from districts of approximately 247,000 to 273,000 residents each. Working alongside the House of Representatives, the Senate's enumerated functions are to enact, amend, or repeal state laws; collaborate with the Governor on the state budget and fund appropriation; and provide oversight of the executive branch. The institution is non-commercial, funded entirely through state appropriations, with no product revenue, pricing model, or external investor base.

The Senate's public-facing infrastructure centers on the senate.michigan.gov website and several discrete digital products. Core offerings include Senate TV (live and on-demand video streaming powered by Castus/Cloud Castus TV), a searchable Senators Directory with district lookup and mapping, a Bill Tracking System integrated with the central Michigan Legislature database (legislature.mi.gov), a Legislative Calendar, a Financial Transparency Portal that publishes senator budget allotments, compensation, benefits, office allotment spending accounts, and audit reports for fiscal years 2019–2024, a Legislatively Directed Spending Items portal (550 documents listed for 2026), interactive and printable District Maps, and an Employment and Internship portal. The technology stack is conventional for a legislative portal: a CMS-driven website, a third-party video CDN, GIS-backed district mapping, and integration with shared legislative databases maintained by the Michigan Legislature, Senate Fiscal Agency, and Legislative Service Bureau. There is no proprietary platform technology, API, SDK, or AI/ML capability in evidence.

Distribution is entirely public and non-commercial. Channels include the official website, Senate TV streaming, official social media (Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube via Cloud Castus), direct email via [email protected] and [email protected], and two physical offices in Lansing: the Binsfeld Office Building at 201 Townsend Street and the Michigan State Capitol at 100 North Capitol Avenue. The effective "customer" base spans all Michigan residents across 38 districts, with concentrated engagement from policy professionals, journalists, lobbyists, and issue-driven constituents. Leadership is partisan-elected: Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (District 29) and Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (District 20), with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II serving ex officio as Senate President and Jeremy Moss as President Pro Tempore; nonpartisan operational oversight is provided by Secretary of the Senate Daniel Oberlin and Senate Business Office Director Todd Cook.

Name

Michigan Senate

Legal name

Michigan Senate

Website

https://senate.michigan.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1837

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Michigan Senate is the upper chamber of the Michigan Legislature, comprising 38 elected members from districts of 247,000–273,000 residents. It is a non-commercial state entity providing public legislative information, session broadcasts, and constituent services funded by state appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Legislature

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Finance Activities (921130)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management (BPAIABAC), Parliamentary/Government Proceedings Channels (MPABAIAL)

Keywords

• State legislature
• Legislative information
• Public policy
• Constituent services
• Bill tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Michigan Senate is the upper chamber of the Michigan Legislature, consisting of 38 elected members who enact, amend, and repeal state laws, collaborate with the Governor to establish the state budget and appropriate funds, and provide oversight of the executive branch. It offers public access to legislative information through its official website, including bill tracking, Senate TV broadcasts, senator directories, legislative calendars, district maps, financial transparency reports, and constituent services, all provided free of charge.

Product overview

The Michigan Senate website is an informational government portal providing citizens with access to legislative processes, not a commercial product platform. It operates as a unified information hub offering Senate television broadcasts, senator lookup tools, bill tracking capabilities, legislative calendars, district maps, financial transparency reports, and employment opportunities. The site is organized into major sections: Information (general info, visit details, calendars, rules), Senators (directory and leadership), Legislation (bills and resolutions), Financials (budgets and audits), and Employment. All services are publicly accessible without user authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senate TV A video streaming platform providing live and on-demand access to Michigan Senate sessions and committee meetings, powered by Castus TV technology. Available to all Michigan residents and the general public.
• Senators Directory An online searchable directory allowing Michigan residents to find their Senator by name or address, with district mapping capabilities. Lists all 38 elected members of the Michigan Senate.
• Legislative Calendar Digital session schedules and committee meeting calendars for tracking legislative activity in the Michigan Senate, including printable session calendars and committee meeting schedules.
• Bill Tracking System A comprehensive database for searching and filtering bills by category, number, sponsor, committee, and status, integrated with the Michigan Legislature website for tracking Senate and House legislation.
• Legislatively Directed Spending Portal A transparency portal documenting state funding allocations to various recipients, with downloadable appropriation request documents for the 2026 legislative session (550 items listed).
• District Maps Interactive and printable maps of all 38 Michigan Senate districts, with current and historical versions available for public access.
• Financial Transparency Portal

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Democratic CaucuscoreOthersThe Senate Democratic Caucus (senatedems.com) is an affiliated caucus organization that coordinates Democratic Senate members' activities and communications.
• Republican CaucuscoreOthersThe Senate Republican Caucus (misenategop.com) is an affiliated caucus organization that coordinates Republican Senate members' activities and communications.
• Senate Fiscal AgencycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides fiscal analysis and budget information to the Michigan Senate (sfa.senate.michigan.gov).
• Michigan LegislaturecoreTechnology or IntegrationThe central website (legislature.mi.gov) provides accurate and timely legislative information including bill tracking, committee information, and legislative journals.
• House of RepresentativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe lower chamber of the Michigan Legislature. The two chambers work together on legislation, budgets, and joint rules.
• Legislative Service BureaumajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides legal and legislative drafting services to the Michigan Legislature.
• State of Michigan (Executive Branch)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Senate collaborates with the Governor to establish the state budget and appropriate funds, and provides oversight of the executive branch of government.
• Auditor GeneralmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides independent audit and oversight of state government operations (audgen.michigan.gov).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Michigan House of Representatives: The lower chamber of the same Michigan Legislature, sharing legislature.mi.gov infrastructure, bill tracking, and joint rules. Operates in the same Lansing Capitol complex, serves the same constituents, and is the closest institutional peer.
• Ohio Senate: Upper chamber of another Midwestern state legislature with comparable size, district structure, and digital portal offerings. Most directly comparable state senate peer given similar population scale and bicameral structure.
• Pennsylvania State Senate: Upper chamber of a similarly sized state legislature with overlapping committee structures and public streaming. Comparable in chamber size, partisan dynamics, and appropriations scope.

Others

• Legislative Service Bureau (Michigan): Nonpartisan legal and bill-drafting agency supporting both chambers of the Michigan Legislature. Directly comparable as the upstream legal/drafting services function the Senate depends on.
• Michigan Legislature (joint body): Central information hub that hosts the bill-tracking system, journals, and committee meetings used jointly by the Senate and House. The Michigan Senate's primary enabling/technology partner.
• National Conference of State Legislatures: Bipartisan organization that serves all 50 state legislatures. Comparable as the industry association that aggregates legislative data, hosts shared technology standards, and convenes the peer set the Michigan Senate belongs to.

Regional players

• California State Senate: Upper chamber of the largest US state legislature. Operates a sophisticated digital portal with bill tracking, hearing archives, and live streaming — a reference point for what a high-maturity state senate portal can look like.
• Texas Senate: Larger upper chamber in a different geography, but functionally analogous in that it streams sessions, publishes fiscal notes, and operates a transparency portal. Useful benchmark for scale and tooling.
• New York State Senate: Upper chamber of another large state legislature with mature streaming, member directories, and committee tracking. Comparable in legislative scope and constituent service orientation.

Broad incumbents

• United States Senate: Federal upper chamber that establishes the operating pattern (committees, roll-call records, hearing streams) state senates typically emulate. Not a direct competitor but the institutional reference point for transparency and procedure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MISenate
• YouTubecloud.castus.tv/vod/misenate?page=HOME
• Facebookfacebook.com/michigansenate

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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