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Total votes
3,264
all sessions
Attendance
100%
1 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
94%
of cast votes
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
3%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 75% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,974
bills & resolutions
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
3,264 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
2,498
voted in favor
Nay
766
voted against
Absent
1
missed votes
Total cast
3,264
across all sessions
Crossed party
175
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 207
Law enforcement; other; arrest power for state property security officers; modify. Amends sec. 6c of 1935 PA 59 (MCL 28.6c). Against party
Yea
Passed
61–43
Jan 11, 2018
HB 5112
Highways; name; portion of Red Arrow Highway in Berrien County; designate as the "Trooper Robert J. Mihalik Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 16b.
Yea
Passed
104–0
Jan 11, 2018
SB 702
Local government; other; educational instruction access act; clarify deed restriction language. Amends sec. 5 of 2017 PA 98 (MCL 123.1045) & repeals sec. 1260 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1260).
Nay
Passed
60–44
Jan 11, 2018
SB 274
Health; controlled substances; prescription for opioids; limit for acute pain and allow for the partial filling of certain controlled substance prescriptions if consistent with federal law. Amends sec. 7333 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7333) & adds sec. 7333b.
Yea
Passed
96–12
Dec 13, 2017
HB 5140
Education; school districts; access to high school pupil directory for representatives of proprietary schools, community colleges, and skilled trades employers; provide for. Amends sec. 1136 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1136) & adds sec. 1139a.
Nay
Passed
60–48
Dec 13, 2017
SB 166
Health occupations; health professionals; prescribers to register with the Michigan automated prescription system (MAPS) and obtain a report from MAPS before prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; require. Amends sec. 7303a of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0167'17
Yea
Passed
85–23
Dec 13, 2017
SB 167
Health occupations; health professionals; prescribers to register with the Michigan automated prescription system (MAPS) and obtain a report from MAPS before prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; require, and provide for sanctions under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7303a, 16221, 16226 & 16231 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a et seq.) & adds sec. 16221b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0166'17
Yea
Passed
82–26
Dec 13, 2017
SB 270
Health; controlled substances; bona fide prescriber-patient relationship before prescribing schedule 2 to 5 controlled substances; require in certain circumstances. Amends secs. 7303a, 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7303a et seq.) & adds sec. 16204e.
Yea
Passed
101–7
Dec 13, 2017
HB 5142
School aid; other; requirement to employ certificated teachers for the purposes of school aid; modify. Amends secs. 6 & 163 of 1979 PA 94 (MCL 388.1606 & 388.1763). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5141'17
Nay
Passed
72–36
Dec 13, 2017
SB 375
Energy; conservation and efficiency; methane digesters; make eligible for property assessed clean energy financing. Amends secs. 3 & 9 of 2010 PA 270 (MCL 460.933 & 460.939).
Yea
Passed
108–0
Dec 13, 2017
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