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Committee vote · prevailed
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committee vote
Recorded committee decision
to excuse Representative LaFave from the meeting.
- Meeting date
- Not recorded
- Result
- prevailed
- Yeas
- Not recorded
- Nays
- Not recorded
- Validation
- not applicable
- Related meeting
- meeting-2409
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
- Gary Howell
- Committee vote id
- committee-vote-271191
- Evidence text
- Representative Howell moved to excuse Representative LaFave from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5488 before the committee: HB 5488 (Rep. Lightner) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 1k of chapter IX (MCL 769.1k), as amended by 2017 PA 64. Representative Sarah Lightner testified in support of HB 5488. Questions and discussion followed. Judge Tom Boyd, representing Trial Court Funding Commission, testified in support of HB 5488. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5488, but did not wish to speak: Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. Meghann Keit, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. Michael Bosanac, representing the Monroe County Finance Department. Herasanna Richards, representing the Michigan Municipal League. The Chair laid SB 718 before the committee: SB 718 (Sen. MacGregor) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending section 625t (MCL 257.625t), as added by 2016 PA 243. Leah Maher, representing Senator McGregor, testified in support of SB 718. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 718, but did not wish to speak: Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. Michigan State Police. The Chair laid HB 5411 before the committee: HB 5411 (Rep. Garza) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 217i. Representative Garza testified in support of HB 5411. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5411, but did not wish to speak: Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Township Association. The Chair laid HB 5368 and HB 5369 before the committee: HB 5368 (Rep. Carter) A bill to amend 1965 PA 203, entitled "Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act," by amending section 2 (MCL 28.602), as amended by 2016 PA 289. HB 5369 (Rep. Filler) A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 42, 46, 48, 49, 63, 69, 618a, 634, 660, 660a, 660d, 673, 674, 675d, and 676b (MCL 257.42, 257.46, 257.48, 257.49, 257.63, 257.69, 257.618a, 257.634, 257.660, 257.660a, 257.660d, 257.673, 257.674, 257.675d, and 257.676b), section 42 as amended by 2016 PA 304, section 618a as amended by 2014 PA 303, section 634 as amended by 1988 PA 346, sections 660 and 660d as amended by 2018 PA 394, section 660a as added by 2006 PA 339, section 674 as amended by 2000 PA 268, section 675d as amended by 2010 PA 211, and section 676b as amended by 2018 PA 75, and by adding sections 63a, 64a, 64b, and chapter VIA. The following people submitted a card with a support of HB 5368 and HB 5369, but did not wish to speak: Todd Tennis, representing the The Amalgamated Transit Union - Michigan Legislative Conference. Clark Harder, representing the Michigan Public Transit Agency.
- Meeting id
- meeting-2409
- Member id
- member-214
- Motion text
- to excuse Representative LaFave from the meeting.
- Mover label
- Howell
- Nays
- Not recorded
- Passes
- Not recorded
- Position
- 2
- Resolution method
- unique surname
- Result
- prevailed
- Service id
- service-532
- Validation state
- not applicable
- Yeas
- Not recorded
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Committee vote · prevailed,” /committee-votes/committee-vote-271191.
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