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Committee vote · prevailed · 8–4–0

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committee vote

Recorded committee decision

to report out HB 5479 with recommendation.

Meeting date
Not recorded
Result
prevailed
Yeas
8
Nays
4
Validation
consistent
Related meeting
meeting-2380

A committee motion is a proceeding-level decision. A named choice supports that individual vote only and does not establish continuous attendance.

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Canonical name
Beau LaFave
Committee vote id
committee-vote-271008
Evidence text
Representative LaFave moved to report out HB 5479 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 8-4-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Filler, LaFave, Farrington, Howell, Steven Johnson, Rendon, Berman, Wozniak. Nays: Reps. LaGrand, Guerra, Elder, Bolden. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5286 before the committee: HB 5286 (Rep. Johnson) A bill to prohibit political subdivisions in this state from imposing certain restrictions on the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensing, registration, manufacturing, or use of knives or components of knives. Representative S. Johnson testified in support of HB 5286. Questions and discussion followed. Todd Rathner, representing Knife Rights, testified in support of HB 5286. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5286, but did not wish to speak: Merissa Kovach, representing the ACLU of Michigan. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5286, but did not wish to speak: Frank Foster, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. Herasanna Richards, representing the Michigan Municipal League. The Chair laid HR 151 before the committee: HR 151 (Rep. Yaroch) A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to clarify its position on the legality of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Representative Yaroch testified in support of HR 151.
Meeting id
meeting-2380
Member id
member-226
Motion text
to report out HB 5479 with recommendation.
Mover label
LaFave
Nays
4
Passes
0
Position
3
Resolution method
unique surname
Result
prevailed
Service id
service-558
Validation state
consistent
Yeas
8

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Committee vote · prevailed · 8–4–0,” /committee-votes/committee-vote-271008.

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