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Freedom Index, 2013-14 Legislature

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Mostly economic freedom issues, some civil society issues. These 40 roll call votes do a very good job of separating Republicans from each other, and an OK job with Democrats.

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100%Legislator.
Ideal Senate Vote >		anySelected
No student athlete unionization
Y
Regulate Obamacare navigators
Y
Don't enforce fed woodstove regs
Y
$2 billion tax hike for roads and more.
N
Increase EITC
N
School spending "adequacy" study
N
Impose "Amazon tax"
N
No “biological diversity” land set aside
Y
Facilitate Direct Primary Care
Y
More corporate welfare
N
Borrow for new higher ed buildings
N
Cronyist “entrepreneurs-in-residence”
N
Enact RFRA (ban "cake police")
Y
Extend film subsidies
N
Ban automated eyeglass "kiosks"
Y
"Right to Try" lifesaving drug
Y
Penalize delinquent hotel tax
N
More civil asset forfeiture
N
Facilitate CO2 pipelines
Y
More developer/corporate subsidies
N
License pharmacy assistants
N
Ease political speech restriction
Y
Extend renaissance zone tax breaks
N
Increase CON fees
N
More “Business Improvement Zone” taxes
N
Garnish wages for “hearing bureau” fines
N
Extend "water resource improvement authorities"
N
Expand MSHDA subsidies
N
Undo National Guard pension reform
N
Allow more Detroit pensions
N
Give Detroit $194.8 million
N
Federal balanced budget amendment
Y
"Land line" phone transition
Y
Reset tax increment schemes
N
More government employee benefits
Y
Restrict "Obamacare“ exchange
Y
Mandate new license plate in 10 years
N
Adopt Obamacare Medicaid expansion
N
Increase hunting and fishing license fees
N
Raise landfill tipping fees
N		–––
76%Colbeck, Patrick  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔F✔✔✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔××××✔✔✔✔✔✔F✔✔××–––
76%Hune, Joe  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔F✔✔✔×××✔×✔×✔×××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔F✔✔✔✔–––
71%Brandenburg, Jack  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔F×✔✔××✔✔×✔×✔×××✔×✔✔✔××✔F✔✔✔✔–––
68%Schuitmaker, Tonya  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔F×✔✔××✔✔×✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔✔✔F✔✔✔✔–––
59%Moolenaar, John  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××FX✔✔××✔✔×✔×××××××✔✔✔✔×✔F✔✔××–––
55%Hildenbrand, Dave  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×✔×××××××✔✔×✔F✔✔✔✔–––
55%Robertson, David  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×××F✔✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F✔✔✔✔–––
54%Proos, John  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×××F✔✔X××✔××××××××××✔✔✔✔×✔F✔✔✔×–––
53%Emmons, Judy  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔×✔F✔✔××–––
53%Pavlov, Phil  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××F×✔✔××✔××××××××××✔✔✔✔×✔F×✔✔×–––
50%Caswell, Bruce  (term)R ✔✔✔×××✔✔✔××✔F×✔×××✔✔×✔××✔×××××✔✔✔✔✔F✔✔××–––
47%Green, Michael  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××××××××××✔✔✔✔×✔F✔✔××–––
47%Nofs, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔✔✔F✔✔××–––
47%Rocca, Tory  (term)R ×✔×✔××✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×✔×××××✔✔✔✔×✔F✔×✔✔–––
45%Jones, Rick  (term)R ✔✔✔×××✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××✔✔✔✔×✔F✔✔××–––
43%Marleau, Jim  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×××F×✔X××✔××✔×××××××✔✔✔✔×✔F××××–––
42%Booher, Darwin  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔×××F×✔✔×✔✔×××××××××××✔✔✔×✔F✔✔××–––
42%Walker, Howard  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔××F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F✔×××–––
39%Meekhof, Arlan  (term)R ✔✔✔×××✔✔✔×✔×F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F×✔××–––
37%Jansen, Mark  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔×××F×X✔X×✔××✔×××××××××X✔×✔F✔✔××–––
37%Casperson, Tom  (term)R ×✔✔××✔✔✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××✔✔✔××✔F××××–––
37%Kahn, Roger  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔××✔✔F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F××××–––
36%Pappageorge, John  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔×✔×F×✔X××✔×X✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F×✔××–––
34%Hansen, Goeff  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔×××××××××××✔✔××✔F✔×××–––
34%Kowall, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔×✔×F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F××××–––
32%Young, Coleman, II  (term)D XX×✔×××××××XF×✔✔××××××X✔×✔×××✔✔×××✔F✔×✔✔–––
32%Richardville, Randy  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔×××F×✔✔××✔××✔×××××××××✔✔×✔F××××–––
25%Hunter, Tupac  (term)D ✔✔××××××X×××F×✔X×××××××✔××××××××✔×✔F✔×✔✔–––
24%Whitmer, Gretchen  (term)D ×✔××××××××××F×✔✔×××××××✔×X✔×××××✔×✔F××✔✔–––
24%Anderson, Glenn  (term)D ×✔××××××××××F×✔✔×××××××✔××✔×××××××✔F✔×✔✔–––
23%Johnson, Bert  (term)D X✔×××××××××XF×✔✔×××X××××××✔×××××✔×✔F××✔✔–––
22%Ananich, Jim  (term)D ×✔X××××–××××F×✔✔××××–××✔–––×××××✔×✔F×××✔–––
20%Smith, Virgil  (term)D ×✔××××X×××X×F×✔✔×××××××✔××××××××✔×✔FX××✔–––
19%Hood, Morris, III  (term)D ×✔××××××××××F×✔✔×××××××X××✔×X×××✔×✔F×××✔–––
18%Bieda, Steve  (term)D ×✔××××××××××F×✔✔××××××××××××××××✔×✔F✔××✔–––
18%Gregory, Vincent  (term)D ×✔××××××✔×××F×✔✔××××××××××××××××✔×✔F×××✔–––
18%Warren, Rebekah  (term)D ×✔××××××××××F×✔××××××××✔××✔×××××✔×✔F×××✔–––
16%Hopgood, Hoon-Yung  (term)D ×✔××××××××××F×✔X××××××××××××××××✔×✔F××✔✔–––
100%Legislator.
Ideal House Vote >		anySelected
No student athlete unionization
Y
Regulate Obamacare navigators
Y
Don't enforce fed woodstove regs
Y
$2 billion tax hike for roads and more.
N
Increase EITC
N
School spending "adequacy" study
N
Impose "Amazon tax"
N
No “biological diversity” land set aside
Y
Facilitate Direct Primary Care
Y
More corporate welfare
N
Cronyist “entrepreneurs-in-residence”
N
Enact RFRA (ban "cake police")
Y
Extend film subsidies
N
Ban automated eyeglass "kiosks"
N
"Right to Try" lifesaving drug
Y
Penalize delinquent hotel tax
N
More civil asset forfeiture
N
Facilitate CO2 pipelines
Y
Facilitate Woodward streetcar
N
More developer/corporate subsidies
N
License pharmacy assistants
N
Ease political speech restriction
Y
Extend renaissance zone tax breaks
N
Authorize "Common Core"
N
Increase CON fees
N
More “Business Improvement Zone” taxes
N
Garnish wages for “hearing bureau” fines
N
Extend "water resource improvement authorities"
N
Expand MSHDA subsidies
N
Undo National Guard pension reform
N
Allow more Detroit pensions
N
Give Detroit $194.8 million
N
Federal balanced budget amendment
Y
"Land line" phone transition
Y
Let DDAs spend for ag
N
Reset tax increment schemes
N
More government employee benefits
N
Restrict "Obamacare“ exchange
Y
Mandate new license plate in 10 years
N
Adopt Obamacare Medicaid expansion
N
Increase hunting and fishing license fees
N
Raise landfill tipping fees
N		–
88%McMillin, Tom  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔××–
81%Franz, Ray  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××–
79%Hooker, Thomas  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔××–
79%Somerville, Patrick  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔×✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×–
76%Genetski, Robert  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×××✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔×–
74%Goike, Ken  (term)R ✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔××✔✔✔××✔✔✔××–
71%Bumstead, Jon  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔××××××✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××–
71%Howrylak, Martin  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔××✔××✔✔×✔✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔×–
67%Johnson, Joel  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔×✔×××✔✔✔××✔✔✔××–
67%Lund, Pete  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔××–
66%MacMaster, Greg  (term)R ✔✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔×X✔✔✔×✔X✔×✔×X✔×✔✔✔×X××✔✔✔××–
64%Leonard, Tom  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔×××✔✔×××✔✔✔××✔✔✔××–
64%Shirkey, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×××✔✔✔✔×✔××××–
62%Potvin, Phil  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔✔✔××✔✔✔×✔××××✔✔✔×✔✔×✔×✔××–
60%Cotter, Kevin  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔×✔✔×××✔×✔✔×✔×✔××–
60%Rendon, Bruce  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔×✔××××✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔××–
60%Robinson, Rose Mary  (term)D ×××✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔×✔✔✔×✔✔××✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔✔✔×××✔✔–
57%Farrington, Jeff  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔✔×✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔×✔✔××××✔✔✔✔✔✔××✔×✔××–
57%MacGregor, Peter  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔××✔××✔××✔✔✔×✔✔××✔××××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔×✔××–
55%McBroom, Ed  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔×✔××××✔××✔×××✔××××✔✔✔××–
55%Nesbitt, Aric  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔×××✔××××××✔××✔✔✔✔××✔×✔×✔–
55%Pettalia, Peter  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔✔××××××××✔×✔××✔×✔××–
52%Graves, Joseph  (term)R ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔×✔×✔××××××××××✔✔×✔×✔×✔✔×–
52%Lauwers, Dan  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔×✔×✔××××✔×✔✔×✔×✔×✔××–
50%Kelly, Tim  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔✔✔✔✔×✔××✔×××✔×××××✔✔×✔✔✔✔×××✔✔✔××–
50%Kesto, Klint  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔✔✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔×✔×✔×××××✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔××✔××××–
48%Price, Amanda  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔×✔✔✔×✔××✔×✔×✔✔××✔××✔×××✔✔✔✔×✔××××–
45%LaFontaine, Andrea  (term)R ✔✔✔×××✔✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔×××✔✔×××✔××××–
43%Daley, Kevin  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔✔×✔✔×✔××✔×××××✔××××××✔×✔✔×××✔×✔××–
43%Dianda, Scott  (term)D ×✔✔✔××✔✔×✔✔×××✔✔×✔××××××✔××××××✔✔××××✔✔✔✔✔–
40%Forlini, Anthony  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔×✔×✔×✔××××××××✔✔✔××✔××××–
40%O'Brien, Margaret  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔✔××✔×××✔×××××✔✔✔×××✔✔×××–
40%Poleski, Earl  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔✔×✔✔✔×✔××✔×××✔×××✔××××××✔✔×✔×✔××××–
40%Victory, Roger  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔×××✔×××✔××××××✔✔×××✔×✔××–
38%Jenkins, Nancy  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔×××✔×××✔××××××✔✔×××✔×✔××–
38%Kowall, Eileen  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔✔××××✔××××✔✔✔××✔××××–
38%Kurtz, Kenneth  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔×✔×✔××××××✔✔×××✔×✔××–
38%Outman, Rick  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔×××✔××××××✔✔×××✔×✔××–
38%Pscholka, Al  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔✔✔×✔××××–
38%VerHeulen, Rob  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔✔×✔××✔×✔×✔×××✔××××××✔××××✔×✔××–
38%Yonker, Ken  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×✔×✔×××✔××××××✔✔✔✔×✔××××–
38%Zorn, Dale W.  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔✔××✔××××××××✔✔✔✔×××✔××××–
36%Heise, Kurt  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔✔××✔×××××××××××✔×××✔×✔××–
36%Muxlow, Paul  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔✔✔✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔××××✔×✔××–
33%Lyons, Lisa  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔✔××✔××××–
33%Rogers, Bill  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔×××××××✔××✔✔×××✔✔×××–
32%Nathan, David  (term)D ×✔×××××X×X✔×××✔✔✔✔×××××X×××××X✔✔✔××××✔××✔✔–
31%Callton, Mike  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔×✔××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
31%Foster, Frank  (term)R ✔✔✔×✔××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××✔✔✔×××××××××–
31%Irwin, Jeff  (term)D ××××××××××××✔×✔✔✔××××××××✔✔✔×✔✔××✔×✔×✔×××✔–
31%Jacobsen, Bradford  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔✔×✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
31%Pagel, David  (term)R ✔✔✔××✔×✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
31%Schmidt, Wayne  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××✔✔✔××××✔××××–
30%Driskell, Gretchen  (term)D ×✔✔×××××××××××✔××✔××××X×✔×××××✔✔✔×X✔×✔××✔✔–
30%Lori, Matt  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔×X✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔X×××–
29%Haveman, Joseph  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔×X××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Bolger, James "Jase"  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Crawford, Hugh  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Denby, Cindy  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Glardon, Ben  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Greimel, Tim  (term)D ×✔××××✔×××××××✔✔×✔××××××✔×××××××✔✔×××✔✔×✔✔–
29%McCready, Michael  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Stamas, Jim  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Walsh, John  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔×××✔××××××××××✔✔×××✔××××–
29%Yanez, Henry  (term)D ××✔×××✔×××××✔×✔××✔××××××✔××××××✔✔××××✔✔×✔✔–
26%Abed, Theresa  (term)D ×✔××××✔×××××××✔××✔××××××✔××××××✔✔××××✔✔×✔✔–
26%Brinks, Winnie  (term)D ×✔××××✔×××××××✔××✔××××××✔××××××✔✔××××✔✔×✔✔–
26%Geiss, Douglas  (term)D ×✔×××××××✔×××✔✔××✔××××××✔××××✔✔✔××××××××✔✔–
26%Lamonte, Collene  (term)D ×✔××××××××××✔×✔××✔××××××✔××××××✔✔××××✔✔×✔✔–
25%Brunner, Charles  (term)D ×✔✔×××✔×××X×××✔××✔X×××××✔××××××✔×✔××××××✔✔–
24%LaVoy, Bill  (term)D ×✔✔××✔××××××××✔××✔✔××××××××××✔✔✔X××××××××✔–
24%Clemente, Paul D.  (term)D ×✔×××✔××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××✔✔✔×✔×××✔×××✔–
24%Dillon, Brandon  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××✔×××××××✔✔×××✔✔×✔✔–
24%Haines, Gail  (term)R ✔✔✔××××✔✔××✔××✔××✔××××××××××××××✔✔××××××××–
23%Haugh, Harold  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔X×××××✔××××X××✔✔×××✔××✔✔–
22%Cochran, Tom  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××X××✔××××××✔✔××××✔××✔✔–
22%Stallworth, Thomas, III  (term)D ×✔✔×××××××✔×××✔×✔✔×××××××××××××××✔×××××X✔✔–
21%Barnett, Vicki  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×✔✔××××××✔×✔×××✔×××××××××✔✔–
21%Brown, Terry  (term)D ×✔✔×××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××××✔✔✔××××✔××✔–
21%McCann, Sean  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××✔×✔✔×××××✔×✔✔–
0%Ananich, Jim  (term)D –––––––––––––––––––––––––––×–––––––––––––––
19%Banks, Brian  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×✔✔×××××××✔×✔××××××××××××✔✔–
19%Kivela, John  (term)D ×✔✔×××××××××✔×✔××✔××××××✔×××××××✔××××××××✔–
19%Knezek, David  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××✔×××××××✔✔×××✔×××✔–
19%Santana, Harvey  (term)D ×✔×××✔××××✔×××✔××✔××××××××✔××××××✔×××××××✔–
19%Stanley, Woodrow  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××✔××××××××✔××××✔×✔✔–
18%Olumba, John  (term)D XXX××××✔✔X×X××X×X××××✔×××××X×X×××✔××××✔×✔×–
18%Lipton, Ellen  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×X×××X×××××✔×××✔✔××××××××✔✔–
17%Talabi, Alberta Tinsley  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××X×××××✔✔××××××××××××✔✔–
17%Darany, George T.  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××××✔××××××✔××××××✔✔–
17%Durhal, Fred, III  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××××✔××××××✔××××××✔✔–
17%Kandrevas, Andrew  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××××✔××✔×××✔×××××××✔–
17%Kosowski, Robert  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××✔×××××××✔✔×××××××✔–
17%Segal, Kate  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××✔××××××××✔×✔✔–
17%Smiley, Charles  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××××××××××××××××✔×✔××××✔×✔✔–
16%Phelps, Phil  (term)D ×✔✔×××××××××××✔××✔×××××–––×–––×××✔×–××–––––
15%Lane, Marilyn  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××X××✔×××××××✔×××XX××✔×–
15%Hobbs, Rudy  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔××××××✔××××X×××××X××××✔✔–
15%Zemke, Adam  (term)D ××××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××✔×✔×××✔×X×××X×✔–
14%Cavanagh, Phil  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××××××✔××××××✔✔–
14%Oakes, Stacy Erwin  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××××✔✔××××××××✔–
14%Roberts, Sarah  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×××××××××××✔×××××××××××✔×✔✔–
14%Singh, Sam  (term)D ××××××××××××××✔×××××××××××✔××××××✔××××✔×✔✔–
14%Slavens, Dian  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××××✔✔××××××××✔–
14%Tlaib, Rashida  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×××××××××××✔×××××××××××✔×✔✔–
13%Rutledge, David E.  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××✔×××××X×××××××××✔××××X××✔–
12%Schor, Andy  (term)D ××××××××××××××✔××✔×××××××××××××××××✔×✔×××✔–
12%Switalski, Jon  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×××××××××✔×××××××××××××✔××✔–
11%Hovey-Wright, Marcia  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔×✔×××××××XX××X✔××××××××××X×–
10%Faris, Pam  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××××××××××××××××××✔××××✔×××–
10%Townsend, Jim  (term)D ×✔××××××××××××✔××××××××××××××××××✔×××××××✔–

Legend:  ✔ Correct,  × Incorrect,  
F Chamber failed to hold vote,  E Excused,  X Not Voting,  
? Ideal Vote not set,  – No vote in this chamber

 

Column Descriptions

House Bill 6074: No student athlete unionization
Exempt state college athletes from unionization.
   • House Roll Call 648 on December 9, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 818 on December 16, 2014.

House Bill 4576: Regulate Obamacare navigators
Require certification for federal health care law "navigators."
   • House Roll Call 692 on December 17, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 861 on December 18, 2014.

Senate Bill 910: Don't enforce fed woodstove regs
Ban enforcing new state of federal regulations.
   • House Roll Call 678 on December 16, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 445 on June 11, 2014.

House Joint Resolution 0: $2 billion tax hike for roads and more.
Place $2 billion in tax hikes on ballot, with $1.2 billion for roads.
   • House Roll Call 789 on December 19, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 939 on December 19, 2014.

Senate Bill 847: Increase EITC
Increase low income worker subsidies to gain Dem votes for tax hike ballot measure (HJR UU).
   • House Roll Call 785 on December 19, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 917 on December 19, 2014.

Senate Bill 423: School spending "adequacy" study
Buy school spending "adequacy" study to gain Dem votes for tax hike ballot measure (HJR UU).
   • House Roll Call 786 on December 19, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 923 on December 19, 2014.

Senate Bill 658: Impose "Amazon tax"
Require out of state merchants with in Michigan affiliate to collect sales tax on purchases by Michigan residents.
   • House Roll Call 787 on December 19, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 770 on December 11, 2014.

Senate Bill 78: No “biological diversity” land set aside
Ban setting aside state land for “biological diversity.”
   • House Roll Call 724 on December 18, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 37 on March 5, 2013.

Senate Bill 1033: Facilitate Direct Primary Care
Establish that Direct Primary Care is not “insurance” subject to the extensive regulatory regime.
   • House Roll Call 751 on December 18, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 646 on November 6, 2014.

Senate Bill 269: More corporate welfare
Extend annual $75 million earmark to a "21st Century Jobs Fund" program.
   • House Roll Call 719 on December 18, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 924 on December 19, 2014.

Senate Bill 761: Borrow for new higher ed buildings
Authorize $841.7 million in new government debt and spending for more than 40 state college and university construction projects.
   • Senate Roll Call 778 on December 11, 2014.

House Bill 4998: Cronyist “entrepreneurs-in-residence”
Appoint “entrepreneurs-in-residence” at Michigan Strategic Fund.
   • House Roll Call 334 on June 3, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 708 on December 4, 2014.

House Bill 5958: Enact RFRA (ban "cake police")
Prohibit government from "substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion."
   • House Roll Call 615 on December 4, 2014.

Senate Bill 1103: Extend film subsidies
Eliminate sunset on state subsidies for film productions.
   • House Roll Call 637 on December 5, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 725 on December 9, 2014.

Senate Bill 853: Ban automated eyeglass "kiosks"
Ban automated eye exams and prescriptions.
   • House Roll Call 404 on June 11, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 169 on March 27, 2014.

Senate Bill 991: "Right to Try" lifesaving drug
Let terminal patients try non-FDA approved treatments.
   • House Roll Call 515 on October 2, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 532 on August 13, 2014.

Senate Bill 758: Penalize delinquent hotel tax
Authorize more stringent sanctions for delinquent hotel "marketing" tax.
   • House Roll Call 455 on September 9, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 140 on March 26, 2014.

House Bill 5233: More civil asset forfeiture
Forfeit assets of landlord deemed "willfully blind" to illegal activity.
   • House Roll Call 463 on September 16, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 617 on October 2, 2014.

House Bill 5274: Facilitate CO2 pipelines
Preempt locals from restricting CO2 pipelines.
   • House Roll Call 132 on March 20, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 109 on March 18, 2014.

House Bill 5168: Facilitate Woodward streetcar
To eliminate restrictions on the Detroit area regional transportation operating a Woodward Avenue streetcar in Detroit.
   • House Roll Call 364 on June 5, 2014.

House Bill 4783: More developer/corporate subsidies
Authorize broad "multi-modal commerce" subsidies.
   • House Roll Call 459 on September 9, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 829 on December 17, 2014.

Senate Bill 92: License pharmacy assistants
Impose licensure on pharmacy assistants.
   • House Roll Call 448 on August 27, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 70 on April 9, 2013.

Senate Bill 661: Ease political speech restriction
Establish third party political "issue ads" need not include donor disclosure.
   • House Roll Call 488 on December 11, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 533 on November 14, 2013.

Senate Bill 553: Extend renaissance zone tax breaks
Allow eight year extension of Saginaw "renaissance zone" tax breaks.
   • House Roll Call 50 on February 18, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 480 on October 31, 2013.

House Concurrent Resolution 11: Authorize "Common Core"
Authorize "Common Core" school curriculum standards.
   • House Roll Call 307 on September 26, 2013.

House Bill 4787: Increase CON fees
Increase “Certificate of Need” health facility rationing fees.
   • House Roll Call 281 on September 12, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 383 on October 1, 2013.

Senate Bill 257: More “Business Improvement Zone” taxes
Expand “Business Improvement Zone” tax-and-spend entities.
   • House Roll Call 284 on September 12, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 74 on April 11, 2013.

Senate Bill 38: Garnish wages for “hearing bureau” fines
Authorize wage garnishment for nonpayment of “administrative hearing bureau” fines.
   • House Roll Call 428 on November 14, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 83 on April 18, 2013.

Senate Bill 218: Extend "water resource improvement authorities"
Extend sunset on borrow-and-spend "water resource improvement authorities."
   • House Roll Call 84 on April 18, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 51 on March 14, 2013.

Senate Bill 347: Expand MSHDA subsidies
Expand MSHDA developer subsidies.
   • House Roll Call 283 on September 12, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 179 on May 16, 2013.

Senate Bill 175: Undo National Guard pension reform
Undo National Guard pension reform. The House version kept more reforms in place.
   • House Roll Call 205 on June 6, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 207 on May 22, 2013.

House Bill 5568: Allow more Detroit pensions
Allow Detroit to enroll new hires in a "defined benefit" pension system.
   • House Roll Call 288 on May 22, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 335 on June 3, 2014.

House Bill 5574: Give Detroit $194.8 million
Give Detroit $194.8 million for bankruptcy settlement.
   • House Roll Call 292 on May 22, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 339 on June 3, 2014.

Senate Joint Resolution 0: Federal balanced budget amendment
Call for U.S. balanced budget amendment convention.
   • House Roll Call 150 on March 20, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 154 on March 26, 2014.

Senate Bill 636: "Land line" phone transition
Facilitate transitioning phone customers to a wireless-only system.
   • House Roll Call 91 on March 11, 2014.
   • Senate Roll Call 101 on March 13, 2014.

House Bill 4487: Let DDAs spend for ag
Let DDAs borrow and spend to promote farmers markets.
   • House Roll Call 51 on February 18, 2014.

House Bill 4327: Reset tax increment schemes
Let a particular increment financing scheme ("Corridor Improvement Authorities) reset increment basis to reflect declining property assessments.
   • House Roll Call 353 on October 23, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 628 on December 12, 2013.

Senate Bill 542: More government employee benefits
Raise cap on local government and school employee health insurance cost.
   • House Roll Call 477 on December 11, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 606 on December 11, 2013.

House Bill 4044: Restrict "Obamacare“ exchange
Prohibit mandate that all health insurance policies go through the exchange.
   • House Roll Call 508 on December 12, 2013.

House Bill 4633: Mandate new license plate in 10 years
Mandate vehicle owners replace license plate after 10 years.
   • House Roll Call 308 on October 3, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 490 on November 6, 2013.

House Bill 4714: Adopt Obamacare Medicaid expansion
Adopt the federal health care law Medicaid expansion.
   • House Roll Call 265 on September 3, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 339 on August 27, 2013.

House Bill 4668: Increase hunting and fishing license fees
Increase hunting and fishing license fees.
   • House Roll Call 272 on September 10, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 307 on June 19, 2013.

House Bill 4665: Raise landfill tipping fees
Extend “temporary” landfill tipping fee increase.
   • House Roll Call 198 on June 5, 2013.
   • Senate Roll Call 278 on June 18, 2013.

 

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