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2011 Senate Bill 495: Increase various vehicle registration taxes and more (Senate Roll Call 345)
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Passed 24 to 14 in the Senate on June 22, 2011, to increase various vehicle registration taxes between Oct. 1, 2011 and 2015, and continue diverting around $114 million from various driver-license and vehicle registration fees and surtaxes away from road project funding. Instead, this money is being used to pay Secretary of State administrative expenses. The bill also increases fees and various regulations on commercial motor vehicles and commercial drivers licenses.
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The vote was 24 in favor, 14 against, and 0 not voting.
(Senate Roll Call 345)

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Democrat
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12 total votes
Republican
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26 total votes
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Increase various vehicle registration taxes and more

IN FAVOR

SENATE DEMOCRATS
none

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Booher (R)Brandenburg (R)Casperson (R)Caswell (R)Colbeck (R)
Emmons (R)Hansen (R)Hildenbrand (R)Jansen (R)Jones (R)
Kahn (R)Kowall (R)Marleau (R)Meekhof (R)Moolenaar (R)
Nofs (R)Pappageorge (R)Pavlov (R)Proos (R)Richardville (R)
Robertson (R)Rocca (R)Schuitmaker (R)Walker (R) 


AGAINST

SENATE DEMOCRATS

Anderson (D)Bieda (D)Gleason (D)Gregory (D)Hood (D)
Hopgood (D)Hunter (D)Johnson (D)Smith (D)Warren (D)
Whitmer (D)Young (D)   

SENATE REPUBLICANS

Green (R)Hune (R)




SENATE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

  n  Anderson (D)  n  Bieda (D)Y    Booher (R)Y    Brandenburg (R)Y    Casperson (R)
Y    Caswell (R)Y    Colbeck (R)Y    Emmons (R)  n  Gleason (D)  n  Green (R)
  n  Gregory (D)Y    Hansen (R)Y    Hildenbrand (R)  n  Hood (D)  n  Hopgood (D)
  n  Hune (R)  n  Hunter (D)Y    Jansen (R)  n  Johnson (D)Y    Jones (R)
Y    Kahn (R)Y    Kowall (R)Y    Marleau (R)Y    Meekhof (R)Y    Moolenaar (R)
Y    Nofs (R)Y    Pappageorge (R)Y    Pavlov (R)Y    Proos (R)Y    Richardville (R)
Y    Robertson (R)Y    Rocca (R)Y    Schuitmaker (R)  n  Smith (D)Y    Walker (R)
  n  Warren (D)  n  Whitmer (D)  n  Young (D)  

Senate Roll Call 345 on 2011 Senate Bill 495

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Re: 2011 Senate Bill 495 (Increase various vehicle registration taxes and more )  by revvd on February 19, 2013 
Increasing the tax again? Where is this heading? Will car ownership become a luxury? How are we going to grow as a developed nation with rates like that? I am already considering buying a used car, I hope there won't be any tax increase there too.


Re: 2011 Senate Bill 495 (Increase various vehicle registration taxes and more )  by dnichl on April 4, 2012 
Macho Macho man " right to do business" referring to gypsy as Mrs Gypsy must be to show us how tough you are...Grow up

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 495 (Increase various vehicle registration taxes and more )  by dnichl on February 28, 2012 
class envy the new GOP mantra
My investments are all made with earned income and It may be that most investments are made with earned income.

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