2009 Senate Bill 818

House Roll Call 675: Passed

To authorize (along with House Bill 5469) 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, and revise details of certain other business subsidy programs.

98 Yeas / 4 Nays
Democrat (60 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Republican (38 Yeas / 4 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (8)