2013 Senate Bill 695

Senate Roll Call 450: Passed

To broaden the definition of “nonprofit street railway" operators authorized by a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/SearchLegislation.aspx?CategoryID=0&amp;Keywords=street+railway&amp;StartMonth=1&amp;StartYear=2008&amp;EndMonth=12&amp;EndYear=2008&amp;Results=50&amp;op=Search">legislative package</a> enacted in 2008 to create a Detroit “light rail” line (namely, a Woodward Avenue streetcar) that would be subsidized through Tax Increment Financing, public debt, state road tax money, etc. Reportedly this is necessary to conform with federal rules.

38 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (26 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (12 Yeas / 0 Nays)