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The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

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The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Vote date
2025-06-10
Chamber
senate
Result
passed
Yeas
22
Nays
15
Excused
0
Not voting
0
Related measure
measure-2509
Related sitting
sitting-118

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Chamber
senate
Context text
In The Chair: Moss The Senate agreed to the title of the bill. Protest Senator Daley, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 285. Senator Daley’s statement is as follows: I believe this legislation represents another blow to the sanctity of marriage, an institution which has already taken a beating in recent years. Allowing just anybody to officiate a wedding will further weaken what should be a very serious undertaking. I know supporters of this bill will point out that the current process to become a minister is nothing more than a formality. I respond that, rather than encouraging couples to think even less about their officiant, we should be empowering them to be more thoughtful and intentional with their choices. I would be glad to support legislation to require real training to become a wedding officiant, thus adding an extra layer of dignity and importance to the proceedings. This bill moves things in the wrong direction, and I encourage a “no” vote. The following bill was read a third time: Senate Bill No. 286, entitled A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled “An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act,” by amending sections 1, 4, and 6 (MCL 551.101, 551.104, and 551.106). The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Excused
0
Measure id
measure-2509
Motion text
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Nays
15
Not voting
0
Result
passed
Sitting id
sitting-118
Vote date
2025-06-10
Vote id
vote-2191
Vote number
163
Yeas
22

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