2009 Senate Bill 578 ↩

Senate Roll Call 728: Passed

To prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from banning horseback riding and pack animals on state land where this was not previously prohibited unless a restriction is based on "sound science," or for reasons of public safety or maintenance, and only after a public hearing.

35 Yeas / 2 Nays

Republican (21 Yeas / 0 Nays)

Allen (R-37) Birkholz (R-24) Bishop (R-12) Brown (R-16) Cassis (R-15) Cropsey (R-33) George (R-20) Gilbert (R-25) Hardiman (R-29) Jansen (R-28) Jelinek (R-21) Kahn (R-32) Kuipers (R-30) McManus (R-35) Nofs (R-19) Pappageorge (R-13) Patterson (R-7) Richardville (R-17) Sanborn (R-11) Stamas (R-36) Van Woerkom (R-34)

Democrat (14 Yeas / 2 Nays)

Anderson (D-6) Barcia (D-31) Basham (D-8) Brater (D-18) Clark-Coleman (D-3) Clarke (D-1) Gleason (D-27) Hunter (D-5) Jacobs (D-14) Olshove (D-9) Scott (D-2) Switalski (D-10) Thomas (D-4) Whitmer (D-23)	Cherry (D-26) Prusi (D-38)

Excused or Not Voting (1)

Garcia (R-22)