House Bill No. 4942, entitled
A bill to authorize the state administrative board to convey state-owned property in Ingham County to the house of representatives; to prescribe conditions for the conveyance; to provide for powers and duties of state agencies and departments concerning the property and the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of revenue derived from the conveyance.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 6, following line 19, by inserting:
“Enacting section 1. Section 1988 of article 6 of 2023 PA 119 is repealed.”
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Point of Order
Senator Singh raised the Point of Order that the amendment is out of order as it is not germane to the bill, pursuant to Mason’s , § 402 as the amendment attempts to repeal a section of a different act within a new act on a different subject. Pursuant to § 402-6, “No proposal on a subject different from that under consideration may be introduced under color of an amendment.”
The President, Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist, ruled that the point is well taken and the amendment is out of order pursuant to § 402-6 of Mason’s .
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: