Senator Albert’s statement is as follows:
This is a really good package, and I urge my colleagues’ support. Farmers within this program have been
operating under a certain set of rules for years, only to have them changed or reinterpreted unexpectedly.
This legislation addresses a real problem and sets things right. I would like to thank the bill sponsor for
Senate Bill No. 690, my colleagues across the aisle, and all those involved with this legislative package for
including my amendment, which will help address the situation in a bipartisan fashion.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 686, entitled
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending
section 36110 (MCL 324.36110), as amended by 2016 PA 265.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: