Third Reading of Bills
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 173 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Point of Order
Rep. Posthumus requested a ruling of the Chair on Per Rule 49, placing a bill on its immediate passage requires a concurrence of the majority of members elected and serving and can’t be approved by unanimous consent, so how do you determine a majority on this motion.
The Chair ruled the precedence of the last 20 years determines the majority.
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Rep. Aiyash moved that Rep. Meerman be excused temporarily from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 173, entitled
A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled “The state school aid act of 1979,” by amending sections 3, 4, 6, 6a, 11, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 11x, 15, 19, 20, 20d, 20f, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22m, 22p, 23a, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 27a, 27b, 27c, 28, 31a, 31d, 31f, 31j, 31n, 31p, 31aa, 32d, 32n, 32p, 32t, 35a, 35d, 39, 39a, 41, 41b, 51a, 51c, 51d, 51e, 51g, 53a, 54, 54b, 54d, 55, 56, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 62, 65, 67, 67a, 67d, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95b, 97a, 98, 99h, 99s, 99t, 99u, 99x, 99ee, 101, 104, 104f, 104h, 107, 121, 147, 147a, 147b, 147c, 147e, 152a, 152b, and 163 (MCL 388.1603, 388.1604, 388.1606, 388.1606a, 388.1611, 388.1611a, 388.1611j, 388.1611k, 388.1611m, 388.1611s, 388.1611x, 388.1615, 388.1619, 388.1620, 388.1620d, 388.1620f, 388.1621f, 388.1621h, 388.1622a, 388.1622b, 388.1622c, 388.1622d, 388.1622m, 388.1622p, 388.1623a, 388.1624, 388.1624a, 388.1625f, 388.1625g, 388.1626a, 388.1626b, 388.1626c, 388.1626d, 388.1627a, 388.1627b, 388.1627c, 388.1628, 388.1631a, 388.1631d, 388.1631f, 388.1631j, 388.1631n, 388.1631p, 388.1631aa, 388.1632d, 388.1632n, 388.1632p, 388.1632t, 388.1635a, 388.1635d, 388.1639, 388.1639a, 388.1641, 388.1641b, 388.1651a, 388.1651c, 388.1651d, 388.1651e, 388.1651g, 388.1653a, 388.1654, 388.1654b, 388.1654d, 388.1655, 388.1656, 388.1661a, 388.1661b, 388.1661c, 388.1661d, 388.1662, 388.1665, 388.1667, 388.1667a, 388.1667d, 388.1674, 388.1681, 388.1694, 388.1694a, 388.1695b, 388.1697a, 388.1698, 388.1699h, 388.1699s, 388.1699t, 388.1699u, 388.1699x, 388.1699ee, 388.1701, 388.1704, 388.1704f, 388.1704h, 388.1707, 388.1721, 388.1747, 388.1747a, 388.1747b, 388.1747c, 388.1747e, 388.1752a, 388.1752b, and 388.1763), sections 3, 6, 6a, 11a, 11j, 11k, 11m, 11s, 15, 20, 20d, 20f, 21f, 21h, 22a, 22c, 22d, 22m, 22p, 24, 24a, 25f, 25g, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 28, 31a, 31d, 31j, 31n, 31p, 32d, 32p, 35a, 35d, 39, 41, 51d, 51g, 54b, 54d, 55, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 62, 65, 67, 67a, 74, 81, 94, 94a, 95b, 97a, 98, 99h, 99s, 99t, 99u, 99x, 101, 104, 104f, 104h, 107, 147, 147a, 147b, 147e, 152a, and 152b as amended and sections 11x, 27a, 27b, 27c, 31aa, 32n, 32t, 41b, 51e, 67d, and 99ee as added by 2022 PA 144, sections 4 and 19 as amended by 2021 PA 48, sections 11, 22b, 31f, 39a, 51a, 51c, 53a, 54, and 147c as amended by 2023 PA 3, section 23a as amended by 2020 PA 22, section 56 as amended by 2022 PA 212, section 121 as amended by 2006 PA 342, and section 163 as amended by 2021 PA 15, and by adding sections 11v, 11z, 12a, 12c, 23g, 27g, 27k, 27 l , 27n, 27o, 27p, 27q, 30d, 31k, 31 l , 31ff, 32e, 32m, 33, 35k, 35 l , 35m, 61j, 61k, 61 l , 61m, 67f, 74b, 97g, 98d, 99a, 99b, 99c, 99d, 99e, 99f, 99g, 99n, 99ff, 99gg, 99hh, and 99ii; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows: