Rep. Lightner, having reserved the right to explain her protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:
“Mr. Speaker and members of the House:
These bills just add to government. The Department already provides identification to the best of their ability, and these are unnecessary laws. There is no penalty for not following the law under these bills, which again, gives no real credence to these bills.”
House Bill No. 4193, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled “An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an appropriation for certain purposes,” by amending section 1 (MCL 28.291), as amended by 2021 PA 105.
The bill was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Rep. Johnsen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 2, line 19, after “height,” by striking out “gender,” and inserting “sex,”.
The motion was seconded and the amendment was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was then passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: