Civil rights: open meetings; sound recordings of public meetings of state public bodies; require. Amends 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.261 - 15.275) by adding sec. 9a.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed May 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2022 · House Nov 4, 2021
How they voted
30–5
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 14, 2022
D
Democratic15
66% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 3, 2022
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 05/02/2022 01:12 PM
lower
May 3, 2022
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 05/02/2022 09:03 AM
lower
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment with full title
lower
Apr 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 114 YEAS 33 NAYS 5 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
upper
Nov 9, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
upper
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 535 Yeas 91 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
lower
Nov 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
referred to Committee on Oversight
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
introduced by Representative Luke Meerman
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luke Meerman
RRepublican
Co
GH
Gary Howell
RRepublican
Co
JY
Jeff Yaroch
RRepublican
Co
SJ
Steven Johnson
RRepublican
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