

2011 Senate Bill 855: Give particular firm $50 million state electric car subsidy (House Roll Call 613)
Passed 82 to 24 in the House on December 15, 2011, to authorize giving a $50 million state subsidy to a firm called “Townsend Ventures,” which says it wants to use the former Ford Motors Wixom plant to make systems related to electric car batteries. If enacted, this would be the second time the legislature has authorized a large cash subsidy for an outfit wanting to use this closed plant; the first deal fell through (see 2009 Senate Bill 777). The bill would also reduce by $25 million a similar subsidy for a Johnson Controls Corporation battery plant (which is also the beneficiary of almost $300 million in federal subsidies, and potentially up to $48.5 million in other Michigan subsidy/tax breaks).
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The vote was 82 in favor, 24 against, and 2 not voting.
(House Roll Call 613)
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Give particular firm $50 million state electric car subsidy
IN FAVOR
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
AGAINST
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
| LeBlanc (D) |
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
HOUSE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE
| MacMaster (R) | Olumba (D) |
HOUSE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES
House Roll Call 613 on 2011 Senate Bill 855
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