Upon starting his second term in the Michigan House in January 2023, Puri was selected by his colleagues and Democratic Leadership to serve as House Majority Whip for the 2023-2024 legislative term, Puri was also appointed[4] as Chair of the Appropriations subcommittee on Transportation.
As Chair, Puri has been vocal about the need to modernize Michigan's infrastructure to prepare for robust public transit and mobility options.
In 2023, Puri made national headlines with his statement[5] in response to the Michigan State University shooting.
Puri is an advocate for gun reform, and has spoken of his own personal experience with gun violence as his family's former place of worship fell victim to a white supremacist mass shooter in the Oak Creek Sikh Gurudwara shooting in 2012.
[8] The bill passed the Michigan state legislatures on party lines before being signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.