life. I rise to give my “no” vote explanation and ask to speak to both bills in the package. While I appreciate
the work the bill sponsor has done to improve the legislation, I still have concerns about indeterminate
financial and regulatory burdens that these bills place on state and local governments. If a citizen purchases
property with a septic tank, the burden is on them to maintain it or face the consequences, not on the taxpayers
to subsidize further government bureaucracy. I encourage a “no” vote.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 1186, entitled
A bill to amend 2023 PA 10, entitled “An act to require prevailing wages and fringe benefits on state projects;
to establish the requirements and responsibilities of contracting agents and bidders; to make appropriations for
the implementation of this act; and to prescribe penalties,” by amending section 9 (MCL 408.1109).
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: