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Committee vote · prevailed

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committee vote

Recorded committee decision

to adopt the meeting minutes from July 15, 2025.

Meeting date
Not recorded
Result
prevailed
Yeas
Not recorded
Nays
Not recorded
Validation
not applicable
Related meeting
meeting-192

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
Mike Hoadley
Committee vote id
committee-vote-286507
Evidence text
Representative Hoadley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from July 15, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4736 before the committee: HB 4736 (Rep. Smit) A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan election law," by amending sections 194, 195, and 198 (MCL 168.194, 168.195, and 168.198), sections 195 and 198 as amended by 2012 PA 276. At 9:08 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:09 AM, Majority Vice Chair Fox called the committee back to order. Chair Smit testified in support of HB 4736. Questions and discussions followed. At 9:13 AM, Majority Vice Chair Fox laid the committee at ease. At 9:15 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Bob Genetski, representing the Allegan County Clerk’s office, testified in support of HB 4736. The Chair laid HB 4707 before the committee: HB 4707 (Rep. Smit) A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan election law," (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 642e. At 9:20 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 9:21 AM, Majority Vice Chair Fox called the committee back to order. Chair Smit testified in support of HB 4707. Questions and discussions followed. At 9:28 AM, Majority Vice Chair Fox laid the committee at ease. At 9:29 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Trent England, representing Save Our States Action, testified in support of HB 4707. Questions and discussions followed. Jason Snead, representing the Honest Elections Project Action, testified in support of HB 4707. Questions and discussions followed. Harry Roth, representing Stop Rank Choice Voting, testified in support of HB 4707. Joe Spaulding, representing Rank MI Vote, testified in opposition to HB 4707. Questions and discussions followed. Shelly Lake, representing themselves and offering a clerk's viewpoint, testified in support of HB 4707. Jeff Schaeper, representing Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, testified in support of HB 4707. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4707, but did not wish to speak: Eric Welsby, representing Detroit Disability Power. Kay Perry. Gabrielle Dresner, representing the ACLU of Michigan. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4707, but did not wish to speak: Beth DeShone, representing the MI Forward Network. Howard Green. The Chair laid HB 4642 before the committee: HB 4642 (Rep. Rigas) A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled "Michigan campaign finance act," by amending section 15 (MCL 169.215), as amended by 2015 PA 269.
Meeting id
meeting-192
Member id
member-25
Motion text
to adopt the meeting minutes from July 15, 2025.
Mover label
Hoadley
Nays
Not recorded
Passes
Not recorded
Position
1
Resolution method
unique surname
Result
prevailed
Service id
service-22
Validation state
not applicable
Yeas
Not recorded

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