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SB 971 — Veterans: cemeteries; cemetery for veterans; create. Creates new act.
Last action — ASSIGNED PA 0267'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2022. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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29 sponsors
1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SB 971 on the official Michigan source →Action History
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ASSIGNED PA 0267'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/22/2022 04:30 PM
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APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/22/2022 02:44 PM
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PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/13/2022 03:05 PM
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ORDERED ENROLLED
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GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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returned to Senate
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passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 483 Yeas 97 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 7
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read a third time
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placed on immediate passage
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placed on third reading
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substitute (H-1) not adopted
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read a second time
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referred to second reading
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reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
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referred to Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security
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read a first time
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received on 06/30/2022
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PASSED ROLL CALL # 394 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
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PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
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RULES SUSPENDED
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PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
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REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
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REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
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REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
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PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
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DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
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REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL
Sponsors
- Curtis S VanderWall · Primary
- Adam Hollier · Cosponsor
- Paul Wojno · Cosponsor
- John Bizon · Cosponsor
- Jon Bumstead · Cosponsor
- Dale Zorn · Cosponsor
- Kenneth Horn · Cosponsor
- Douglas C Wozniak · Cosponsor
- Kevin Daley · Cosponsor
- Roger Victory · Cosponsor
- Michael MacDonald · Cosponsor
- Kimberly LaSata · Cosponsor
- Ruth Johnson · Cosponsor
- Rick Outman · Cosponsor
- Mark Huizenga · Cosponsor
- Lana Theis · Cosponsor
- Jim Stamas · Cosponsor
- Betty Jean Alexander · Cosponsor
- Erika Geiss · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Chang · Cosponsor
- Winnie Brinks · Cosponsor
- Sean McCann · Cosponsor
- Dayna Polehanki · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Santana · Cosponsor
- Jeremy Moss · Cosponsor
- Jeff Irwin · Cosponsor
- Wayne Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Kevin Hertel · Cosponsor
- Jim Runestad · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Curtis S VanderWall Republican
Co-sponsors (28)
- Adam Hollier
- Paul Wojno Democrat
- John Bizon
- Jon Bumstead Republican
- Dale Zorn
- Kenneth Horn
- Douglas C Wozniak Republican
- Kevin Daley Republican
- Roger Victory Republican
- Michael MacDonald
- Kimberly LaSata
- Ruth Johnson Republican Voted No
- Rick Outman Republican
- Mark Huizenga Republican
- Lana Theis Republican
- Jim Stamas
- Betty Jean Alexander
- Erika Geiss Democrat
- Stephanie Chang Democrat
- Winnie Brinks Democrat
- Sean McCann Democrat
- Dayna Polehanki Democrat
- Sylvia Santana Democrat
- Jeremy Moss Democrat
- Jeff Irwin Democrat
- Wayne Schmidt
- Kevin Hertel Democrat
- Jim Runestad Republican
Not signed on (118)
118 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 118 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 5% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aiyash | — | Yea |
| Coleman | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Kahle | — | Yea |
| Rabhi | — | Yea |
| Eisen | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Allor | — | Yea |
| Ellison | — | Yea |
| Kuppa | — | Yea |
| Farrington | — | Yea |
| LaFave | — | Yea |
| Beeler | — | Yea |
| Filler | — | Yea |
| LaGrand | — | Yea |
| Sabo | — | Yea |
| Fink | — | Yea |
| Lasinski | — | Yea |
| Shannon | — | Yea |
| Berman | — | Yea |
| Frederick | — | Yea |
| Garza | — | Yea |
| Sneller | — | Yea |
| Bezotte | — | Yea |
| Manoogian | — | Yea |
| Sowerby | — | Yea |
| Bolden | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Griffin | — | Yea |
| Thanedar | — | Yea |
| Brabec | — | Yea |
| Haadsma | — | Yea |
| Morse | — | Yea |
| Brann | — | Yea |
| VanSingel | — | Yea |
| OMalley | — | Yea |
| Wakeman | — | Yea |
| Calley | — | Yea |
| ONeal | — | Yea |
| Cambensy | — | Yea |
| Outman | — | Yea |
| Hood | — | Yea |
| Wentworth | — | Yea |
| Pepper | — | Yea |
| Whiteford | — | Yea |
| Hornberger | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Whitsett | — | Yea |
| Howell | — | Yea |
| Clemente | — | Yea |
| Yaroch | — | Yea |
| Clements | — | Yea |
| Reilly | — | Nay |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Glanville | Democrat | Yea |
| Cynthia Neeley | Democrat | Yea |
| Darrin Camilleri | Democrat | Yea |
| John Cherry | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Yea |
| Kara Hope | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin Hertel | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Cavanagh | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ranjeev Puri | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Yea |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| John Damoose | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Bellino Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Nay |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Maddock | Republican | Nay |
| Michele Hoitenga | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Hauck | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Schmidt | — | Yea |
| Ananich | — | Yea |
| Shirkey | — | Yea |
| Barrett | — | Yea |
| Hollier | — | Yea |
| Stamas | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Bizon | — | Yea |
| Outman | — | Yea |
| Bullock | — | Yea |
| LaSata | — | Yea |
| Zorn | — | Yea |
| MacDonald | — | Yea |
| Dayna Polehanki | Democrat | Yea |
| Erika Geiss | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Irwin | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeremy Moss | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin Hertel | Democrat | Yea |
| Mallory McMorrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Wojno | Democrat | Yea |
| Rosemary Bayer | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean McCann | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Santana | Democrat | Yea |
| Winnie Brinks | Democrat | Yea |
| Aric Nesbitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Lauwers | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Edward McBroom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Runestad | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Bumstead | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Daley | Republican | Yea |
| Lana Theis | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Huizenga | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Victory | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Johnson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 971?
- SB 971 is sponsored by Curtis S VanderWall (Republican), Adam Hollier, Paul Wojno (Democrat), John Bizon, Jon Bumstead (Republican), Dale Zorn, Kenneth Horn, Douglas C Wozniak (Republican), Kevin Daley (Republican), Roger Victory (Republican), Michael MacDonald, Kimberly LaSata, Ruth Johnson (Republican), Rick Outman (Republican), Mark Huizenga (Republican), Lana Theis (Republican), Jim Stamas, Betty Jean Alexander, Erika Geiss (Democrat), Stephanie Chang (Democrat), Winnie Brinks (Democrat), Sean McCann (Democrat), Dayna Polehanki (Democrat), Sylvia Santana (Democrat), Jeremy Moss (Democrat), Jeff Irwin (Democrat), Wayne Schmidt, Kevin Hertel (Democrat), and Jim Runestad (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 971?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2022. Enacted.
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