Rep. Lower, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the
following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
The residents of my district expect The City of Flint to be held accountable to the same deadlines as all
other local governments. We realize Flint’s failure to submit paperwork in a timely matter is not the fault of
the business in question here. However, we cannot continually change the rules to accommodate
incompetency on the part of those entrusted to administer our local governments.”
House Bill No. 4366, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 17744b (MCL
333.17744b), as amended by 2016 PA 384.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as
follows: