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2005 House Bill 4366 (Repeal the horseshoer's lien act ) (Senate Roll Call 487)

Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on June 8, 2006, to repeal the horseshoer's lien act of 1897, which allows a blacksmith to place a lien on an animal when its owner does not pay his or her horseshoeing bill. [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed, and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 487 at Senate Journal 57)

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The following legislators supported 2005 House Bill 4366 (Repeal the horseshoer's lien act ):

Allen (R) Barcia (D) Basham (D) Birkholz (R) Bishop (R) Brater (D)
Brown (R) Cassis (R) Cherry (D) Clark-Coleman (D) Cropsey (R) Emerson (D)
Garcia (R) George (R) Gilbert (R) Goschka (R) Hammerstrom (R) Hardiman (R)
Jacobs (D) Jelinek (R) Johnson (R) Kuipers (R) Leland (D) McManus (R)
Olshove (D) Patterson (R) Prusi (D) Sanborn (R) Scott (D) Sikkema (R)
Stamas (R) Switalski (D) Thomas (D) Toy (R) Van Woerkom (R) Whitmer (D)

The following legislators opposed 2005 House Bill 4366 (Repeal the horseshoer's lien act ):

The following legislators did not vote on 2005 House Bill 4366 (Repeal the horseshoer's lien act ):

Clarke (D) Schauer (D)

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1) Borst Horseshoeing [by Anonymous Citizen on February 28, 2007]
Dang ! Now I'll have too report them to the credit bureau (however you spell it). Funny the bank wouldn't (couldn't) tell me or stamp their check ACCOUNT CLOSED ! And my bounced check fee's?? HUH !! Wish some of my legislatures would have contacted me.. LOTS OF OLD LAWS ON THE BOOKS STILL HAVE MEANING !!!! Just because you don't have a horse or maybe; you owe a farrier money ? CITY SLICKER!! At least I have a legitimate job..
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2) I can really see a blacksmith [by Anonymous Citizen on June 7, 2006]
not treating an animal right or having too many animals to deal with then. If the library can report you and screw up your credit, let the blacksmith, too. It's 2006 for god sake.
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3) You are a snob. Michigan is an agricultural state, too [by Anonymous Citizen on June 7, 2006]
All citizens have a right to participate is legislative process.
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