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The judgment of the Chair stood as the judgment of the House, a majority of the members present voting, by yeas and nays, as follows:

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The judgment of the Chair stood as the judgment of the House, a majority of the members present voting, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Vote date
2023-11-03
Chamber
house
Result
unknown
Yeas
56
Nays
52
Excused
Not recorded
Not voting
Not recorded
Related measure
measure-5911
Related sitting
sitting-453

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Chamber
house
Context text
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of Third Reading of Bills Senate Bill No. 271, entitled A bill to amend 2008 PA 295, entitled “Clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act,” by amending the title, the heading of subpart A of part 2, and sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 22, 28, 29, 39, 45, 47, 49, 173, 177, and 191 (MCL 460.1001, 460.1003, 460.1005, 460.1007, 460.1009, 460.1011, 460.1013, 460.1022, 460.1028, 460.1029, 460.1039, 460.1045, 460.1047, 460.1049, 460.1173, 460.1177, and 460.1191), the title and sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 29, 39, 45, 47, 49, 173, and 177 as amended and sections 22 and 28 as added by 2016 PA 342, and by adding sections 32, 51, 53, 101, and 103. The bill was read a third time. The question being on the passage of the bill, Point of Order Rep. Posthumus requested a ruling of the Chair on based on the criteria for a conflict of interest under section 522 and 232(6) of Mason’s Manual, I am challenging the propriety of vote being cast on this bill by the member of the 38th district. I request a ruling from the chair regarding whether the member from the 38th House district should be allowed to vote on this bill. The Chair ruled per the House rules it is up to a member to decide and you should take up this issue with that member. Rep. Posthumus appealed the decision of the Chair. The question being, “Shall the judgment of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?” The judgment of the Chair stood as the judgment of the House, a majority of the members present voting, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Excused
Not recorded
Measure id
measure-5911
Motion text
The judgment of the Chair stood as the judgment of the House, a majority of the members present voting, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Nays
52
Not voting
Not recorded
Result
unknown
Sitting id
sitting-453
Vote date
2023-11-03
Vote id
vote-3168
Vote number
485
Yeas
56

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