2006 House Bill 6599 (Raise penalties for buying stolen scrap metal ) (Senate Roll Call 925)

Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on December 14, 2006, to expand licensure requirements, and make it a felony for a junk dealers and scrap metal processors to accept material that they know is stolen, subject to up to five years in prison and $10,000 fine, depending on the source of the stolen material. The bill would also impose new recordkeeping requirements on these dealers, including a mandate that they record the fingerprint of a person selling scrap metal, and where the scrap was obtained. The bill comes in response to a rash of copper cable thefts in Detroit and other locations. [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 38 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 925 at Senate Journal 96)

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Legislators (Republican) 100% 0% 0% 22 total votes

Legislators (Democrat) 100% 0% 0% 16 total votes

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