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The Michigan Legislature has entered a summer recess. Many bills were passed in the legislative sessions just before the break. Senate Bill 1041 : Subject legislator communications to FOIA Introduced by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D), to expand government...
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The Michigan Legislature has entered a summer recess. Many bills were passed in the legislative sessions just before the break. Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 1129 , Authorize local “pension obligation bonds”: Passed 25 to 11...
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Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting House Bill 5699 , Cut state income tax: Passed 31 to 7 in the Senate To move forward to Oct. 1 2013 an income tax cut from 4.35 percent to 4.25 percent that under current law will happen on Jan, 1, 2013. Who Voted "Yes"...
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Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 1125 , Authorize more state government housing subsidy debt: Passed 33 to 5 in the Senate To increase from $3 billion to $4.2 billion the amount of debt the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA...
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Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting House Bill 5365 , 2012-2013 state budget (non-education part): Passed 20 to 16 in the Senate The non-education part of an "omnibus" state government budget for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1, 2012. (House...
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Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 1040 , Adopt school employee pension reforms: Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate To close the current "defined benefit" public school pension system to new employees hired starting in 2013, and instead...
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Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 1069 , Cut tax imposed on manufacturers' tools and equipment: Passed 23 to 14 in the Senate To eliminate (starting in 2015) the so-called “personal property tax” on tools and equipment used by...
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Among other actions this week, the House and Senate in effect rejected all the budgets passed by the other body the previous week, which is a procedural means of getting these into conference committees to work out the differences. The goal is to complete...
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Senate Bill 961 , Senate version of next year's public school budget: Passed 25 to 13 in the Senate The Senate version of the public school budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2012. This would appropriate $12.71 billion, compared to $12.66...
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In both the House and Senate, this week was dominated by appropriations committee deliberation on the state budget for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1. There were only a few final-passage floor votes on noteworthy bills, or ones of general interest...
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The House and Senate are in the midst of a two-week break, so rather than votes, this report instead contains several newly introduced bills of interest. Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 943 : Authorize extra punishment for threats to politicians...
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Senate Bill 291 , Final vote on repeal motorcycle operation: Passed 24 to 14 in the Senate To repeal the mandatory helmet requirement for a motorcycle operator who is age 21 or older, has been riding for at least two years or passes a safety test, and...
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MichiganVotes.org sends a weekly report to newspapers and TV stations around the state showing how state legislators in their service area voted on the most important or interesting bills of the past week. Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 1018...
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MichiganVotes.org sends a weekly report to newspapers and TV stations around the state showing how state legislators in their service area voted on the most important or interesting bills of the past week. Y = Yes, N = No, X = Not Voting Senate Bill 756...
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House Bill 4929 , Ban using public school resources to deduct union dues: Passed 20 to 18 in the Senate; Passed 56 to 54 in the House To prohibit school districts from using public resources (including their payroll processing systems) to deduct union...
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