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vote

Recorded floor vote

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Vote date
2021-05-05
Chamber
house
Result
unknown
Yeas
107
Nays
1
Excused
Not recorded
Not voting
Not recorded
Related measure
measure-7379
Related sitting
sitting-797

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Chamber
house
Context text
Rep. Sowerby, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement: “Mr. Speaker and members of the House: I voted no on House Bill 4064 because, under this legislation, the Office of the State Employee Ombudsman would fall under the authority of the Legislative Council, a partisan body whose members are appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader. This partisan process will inevitably politicize a system that should only be objective.” House Bill No. 4540, entitled A bill to amend 1965 PA 203, entitled “Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 28.602), as amended by 2016 PA 289. 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-7379
Motion text
as follows:
Nays
1
Not voting
Not recorded
Result
unknown
Sitting id
sitting-797
Vote date
2021-05-05
Vote id
vote-8419
Vote number
166
Yeas
107

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