Rep. Posthumus moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
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Rep. Glanville, 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:
I’m voting no on these bills because, in the last session we passed the Clean Energy and Jobs Act. In that bill, there is a very clear process for working through the MPSC to consider cases such as the one this current package addresses. In fact, this exact case is currently working its way through that process and will be before the MPSC this fall. I think it’s important that we stand by the legislation we crafted after much hard work with stakeholders and let the process play out. If we jump ahead, it sets a dangerous precedent related to carve outs in the Clean Energy and Jobs Act legislation. Too often we ‘correct’ legislation before it has a chance to work. This creates confusion and inefficiency that results in unnecessary red tape. If the process reveals that tweaks are needed, we can address that later this year, and create a fix that addresses the process as a whole.”
Rep. Hope, 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:
As much as I empathize with the Upper Peninsula’s unique situation, I cannot support this exception for power generated by internal combustion engines. Iron-ore mining and the industries that rely on it are vulnerable to real threats from high-level economic choices (i.e., tariffs). The threat posed by switching to clean energy pales in comparison.”
House Bill No. 4283, entitled
A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled “Clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act,” by amending sections 28, 29, and 32 (MCL 460.1028, 460.1029, and 460.1032), sections 28 and 29 as amended and section 32 as added by 2023 PA 235, and by adding section 34.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows: