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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
2023-03-07
Chamber
senate
Result
failed
Yeas
17
Nays
21
Excused
0
Not voting
0
Related measure
measure-5703
Related sitting
sitting-569

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Chamber
senate
Context text
The following bill was read a third time: Senate Bill No. 63, entitled A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1212 (MCL 380.1212), as amended by 2016 PA 319. The question being on the passage of the bill, Senator Theis offered the following amendment: 1. Amend page 3, line 5, after “years.” by inserting “ For a sinking fund tax authorized on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this sentence, the sinking fund tax may be levied each year for a period not to exceed either of the following, whichever is less: ( i ) The life of the authorized purpose for which the tax was levied. ( ii ) 60 months. ”. 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-5703
Motion text
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Nays
21
Not voting
0
Result
failed
Sitting id
sitting-569
Vote date
2023-03-07
Vote id
vote-6811
Vote number
33
Yeas
17

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