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Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows:

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Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows:

Vote date
2026-03-11
Chamber
house
Result
passed
Yeas
57
Nays
49
Excused
Not recorded
Not voting
Not recorded
Related measure
measure-1157
Related sitting
sitting-276

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Chamber
house
Context text
MacDonell In The Chair: Smit The House agreed to the title of the bill. Rep. BeGole moved that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor. Rep. Young, 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: Though well intended, I have some concerns about protecting the marginalized as it relates to access to electronic forms of contracting. Even if a person lists an email as a primary form of contact, because of housing instability and/or not having access to a phone, there could be barriers to accessing internet causing them to miss notifications. The digital divide continues exist.” House Bill No. 5157, entitled A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 89a. Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows:
Excused
Not recorded
Measure id
measure-1157
Motion text
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays as follows:
Nays
49
Not voting
Not recorded
Result
passed
Sitting id
sitting-276
Vote date
2026-03-11
Vote id
vote-1769
Vote number
83
Yeas
57

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