Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on April 24, 2007, to establish that the payment of any legal fees, costs or judgments of a county drain commission are ultimately to be paid out of the county “drain fund”

The vote was 70 in favor, 34 opposed and 6 not voting

(House Roll Call 286 at House Journal 75)

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After losing a court case, drain commissioners went to the legislature to change the law in this bill. Now if you win a drain court case, you get taxed to pay yourself! The bill is slyly worded and see how many legislators fell for it.