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The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

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The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

Vote date
2024-12-05
Chamber
senate
Result
passed
Yeas
22
Nays
14
Excused
2
Not voting
0
Related measure
measure-6685
Related sitting
sitting-750

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Chamber
senate
Context text
We kept judges, mayors, and ordained ministers in the law, and we added civil celebrant. Then, the townships indicated to us that mayors can conduct weddings but township supervisors can’t, so we added township supervisors. Then, finally, by popular demand out of this body, we’ve added state legislators. I hope you’ll join me in voting for this. The following bill was read a third time: Senate Bill No. 1045, entitled A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled “An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act,” by amending sections 1, 4, and 6 (MCL 551.101, 551.104, and 551.106). The question being on the passage of the bill, The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Excused
2
Measure id
measure-6685
Motion text
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
Nays
14
Not voting
0
Result
passed
Sitting id
sitting-750
Vote date
2024-12-05
Vote id
vote-7961
Vote number
443
Yeas
22

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