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The substitute was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:

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The substitute was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:

Vote date
2023-03-16
Chamber
senate
Result
failed
Yeas
18
Nays
19
Excused
1
Not voting
0
Related measure
measure-5721
Related sitting
sitting-574

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Chamber
senate
Context text
The other piece of it that I would urge folks to consider is the role that firearms play in suicide in particular—adolescent suicide—and the ability in a moment of despair for young children, young adults to get their hands on a weapon, that had there been some space and time, they may have reconsidered. It’s estimated that 62 percent of adolescent firearm suicides involve a gun belonging to a family member, and 80 percent of school shooters—80 percent of school shooters—under 18 access a firearm from their own home. It is unconscionable for this to be used as a political suicide. Well, gun violence has become the number one death of children in our country. We were elected to serve this state, to serve families and represent our communities, to keep them safe. This is common sense and I urge a “yes” vote from every member in the chamber today. The following bill was read a third time: Senate Bill No. 81, entitled A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled “General sales tax act,” (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4 ll . The question being on the passage of the bill, Senator Huizenga offered the following substitute: Substitute (S-3). The question being on the adoption of the substitute, Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor. The substitute was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Excused
1
Measure id
measure-5721
Motion text
The substitute was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows:
Nays
19
Not voting
0
Result
failed
Sitting id
sitting-574
Vote date
2023-03-16
Vote id
vote-6864
Vote number
86
Yeas
18

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