Rep. Sowerby, 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:
I voted no on House Bill 4064 because, under this legislation, the Office of the State Employee
Ombudsman would fall under the authority of the Legislative Council, a partisan body whose members are
appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader. This partisan process will inevitably
politicize a system that should only be objective.”
House Bill No. 4540, entitled
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.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays,
as follows: