2018 House Bill 6465

Senate Roll Call 866: Passed

To make compliance with the U.S. Coast Guard standards for ballast water discharges from oceangoing vessels sufficient to get a requried state permit. Michigan adopted its own permit requirement and standards in 2006, which was before the Coast Guard finalized theirs in 2012.

29 Yeas / 9 Nays
Republican (25 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Democrat (4 Yeas / 7 Nays)