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2009 House Bill 5469: Increase electric car subsidies (Senate Roll Call 729)
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Passed 32 to 3 in the Senate on December 17, 2009, to authorize a total of up to $120 million in subsidies for three electric car battery makers, Ford, GM and a German company called "Fortu." The maximum subsidy for any one of the firms would be $78 million, with the amount determined by certain specified production and investment benchmarks.
View All of House Bill 5469: History, Amendments & Comments 

The vote was 32 in favor, 3 against, and 3 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 729)

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Vote
In Favor In Favor
Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Republican
811981%
138713%
4964%
22 total votes
Democrat
871387%
1000%
128812%
16 total votes

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Increase electric car subsidies

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Basham (D)Brater (D)Cherry (D)Clark-Coleman (D)
Clarke (D)Gleason (D)Hunter (D)Jacobs (D)Olshove (D)
Scott (D)Switalski (D)Thomas (D)Whitmer (D) 

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Allen (R)Birkholz (R)Bishop (R)Brown (R)Cropsey (R)
George (R)Hardiman (R)Jansen (R)Jelinek (R)Kahn (R)
Kuipers (R)McManus (R)Nofs (R)Pappageorge (R)Patterson (R)
Richardville (R)Stamas (R)Van Woerkom (R)  

AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS
none

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Cassis (R)Gilbert (R)Sanborn (R)

SENATE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Barcia (D)Garcia (R)Prusi (D)

SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Allen (R)Y    Anderson (D)  -  Barcia (D)Y    Basham (D)Y    Birkholz (R)
Y    Bishop (R)Y    Brater (D)Y    Brown (R)  n  Cassis (R)Y    Cherry (D)
Y    Clark-Coleman (D)Y    Clarke (D)Y    Cropsey (R)  -  Garcia (R)Y    George (R)
  n  Gilbert (R)Y    Gleason (D)Y    Hardiman (R)Y    Hunter (D)Y    Jacobs (D)
Y    Jansen (R)Y    Jelinek (R)Y    Kahn (R)Y    Kuipers (R)Y    McManus (R)
Y    Nofs (R)Y    Olshove (D)Y    Pappageorge (R)Y    Patterson (R)  -  Prusi (D)
Y    Richardville (R)  n  Sanborn (R)Y    Scott (D)Y    Stamas (R)Y    Switalski (D)
Y    Thomas (D)Y    Van Woerkom (R)Y    Whitmer (D)  

Senate Roll Call 729 on 2009 House Bill 5469

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Comments

1) Re: 2009 House Bill 5469 (Increase electric car subsidies )  by inform4 on October 4, 2009 

 No to subsidies. Period.  This is not an equitable, nor lawful means to use taxpayers dollars.


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2) 2009 House Bill 5469 (Increase electric car subsidies )  by admin on January 1, 2001 
Introduced in the House on September 25, 2009

Click here to view bill details.

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