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Recorded floor vote

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Vote date
2024-05-08
Chamber
house
Result
unknown
Yeas
56
Nays
50
Excused
Not recorded
Not voting
Not recorded
Related measure
measure-4901
Related sitting
sitting-497

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Chamber
house
Context text
Furthermore, I do not believe that adding more layers of bureaucracy is ever the right solution. This new department could impede coordination between education policy officials. I believe Michigan’s educational system needs a whole lot of fixing, but creating another level of bureaucracy without addressing the larger underlying problems in the system won’t help children learn to read or address the many other broken aspects of our public schools.” Rep. Wilson moved that House Bill No. 5556 be placed on its immediate passage. The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor. House Bill No. 5556, entitled A bill to make appropriations for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations. 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-4901
Motion text
as follows:
Nays
50
Not voting
Not recorded
Result
unknown
Sitting id
sitting-497
Vote date
2024-05-08
Vote id
vote-3328
Vote number
59
Yeas
56

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