2003 Senate Bill 506

Senate Roll Call 466: Passed

To impose a two-year moratorium on granting permits for new landfills in Michigan. By 2005 the Department of Environmental Quality would have to recommend a regional system of solid waste planning and disposal facility siting, and methods for securing reasonable and necessary regional and statewide disposal capacity. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 57, 98, 497, 498, 499, 502, 505, 506, 557, 715, and Senate Resolutions 4 and 12.

33 Yeas / 3 Nays
Republican (21 Yeas / 1 Nay)
Democrat (12 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (2)