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Votes at a glance: Michigan Senate advances and passes multiple bills on general and third reading
Summary
On March 17 the Michigan Senate advanced several bills to committee and placed multiple calendar items on final passage; a group of general-order bills (including SB96, SB97, SB98 and others) passed with recorded unanimous or near-unanimous votes as announced by the secretary.
What happened
During its March 17 session the Michigan Senate handled introductions and referrals for a set of bills and advanced a number of calendar items on final passage with little or no floor debate. Several bills on the general orders calendar were called, placed on third reading or passed as the Senate moved through its calendar.
Key actions recorded on the floor
- Senate Bill 25 (motor vehicle service and repair act): The Committee of the Whole adopted a committee substitute for SB 25 and recommended the bill as amended be placed on third reading. The committee reported and the Senate concurred in the committee amendment.
- Senate Bill 96 (amend Single State Construction Code Act): On final passage the secretary announced the vote as recorded in the transcript; the clerk announced the final passage and the bill was declared passed (the secretary announced the recorded vote on final passage as reported on the floor).
- Senate Bill 97 (amend Fire Prevention Code): The bill was placed to final passage and the secretary announced a recorded vote; the bill was declared passed.
- Senate Bill 98 (childcare licensing and regulation amendments): Final passage was taken and the secretary announced the recorded vote; the bill was declared passed.
- Senate Bill 71 (amend Michigan Penal Code): The bill was taken up on final passage and the secretary announced the recorded vote; the bill was declared passed.
Introductions and referrals
A batch of introduction and referral actions at the start of the session included first and second readings and committee referrals for several bills offered by multiple senators. Examples recorded on the transcript include Senate Bills 147–157 covering topics such as amendments to the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, the Public Health Code, the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act, classification of public roads, income tax and sales/use tax acts, an act to create an office of the legislative corrections ombudsman, and regulating pet cemeteries. The House transmitted bills (House Bills 4003, 4018, 4046) for first reading and committee referral as recorded.
What the record shows and next steps
For bills placed on final passage, the transcript records the presiding statements and the secretary’s announced vote totals and that each bill was declared passed. The session web will show enrolled versions and the full roll-call tallies. Bills referred to committees will be scheduled for committee consideration in due course.
