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The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
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The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
- Vote date
- 2026-04-29
- Chamber
- senate
- Result
- failed
- Yeas
- 18
- Nays
- 19
- Excused
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Related measure
- measure-3101
- Related sitting
- sitting-304
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- Chamber
- senate
- Context text
- Senator Huizenga offered the following amendment: 1. Amend page 299, following line 17, by inserting: “Sec. 949v. (1) The sales tax relief fund is created within the department of treasury. (2) Any unexpended funds in the sales tax relief fund created in this section shall be carried forward and available for expenditure under this section. (3) Funds may only be spent from the sales relief fund to exempt the sales tax on diapers, baby formulas, infant and child car safety devices, and strollers. (4) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the sales tax relief fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the sales tax relief fund. The state treasurer shall credit the sales tax relief fund interest and earnings from the sales tax relief fund. (5) Funds in the sales tax relief fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the sales tax relief fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. (6) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, $50,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to the sales tax relief fund.”. The question being on the adoption of the amendment, Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor. The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
- Excused
- 0
- Measure id
- measure-3101
- Motion text
- The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 19
- Not voting
- 0
- Result
- failed
- Sitting id
- sitting-304
- Vote date
- 2026-04-29
- Vote id
- vote-2465
- Vote number
- 69
- Yeas
- 18
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