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SB 26 — Remove requirement for court to pay travel costs for prosecution witnesses
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Sponsors
- Steve Fitzpatrick · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 205 not signed on · 23 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (205)
205 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 205 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 93 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 93 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 4% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Bahr, Jade | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Not Voting |
| Krautter, Joel | — | Yea |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Yea |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Rodney | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Yea |
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Yea |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Yea |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sweeney, Mark | — | Yea |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Yea |
| Moore, Frederick | — | Yea |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Yea |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Yea |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Yea |
| Doane, Alan | — | Yea |
| Dooling, Julie | — | Yea |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Yea |
| White, Kerry | — | Nay |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Yea |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Yea |
| Winter, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Woods, Tom | — | Yea |
| Abbott, Kim | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Fred | — | Yea |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Nay |
| Barry Usher | — | Yea |
| Bartel, Dan | — | Not Voting |
| Beard, Becky | — | Yea |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Yea |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Yea |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Yea |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| David Bedey | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Yea |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ed Buttrey | — | Yea |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | — | Yea |
| Fleming, Frank | — | Yea |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Greef, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Gunderson, Steve | — | Yea |
| Hamilton, Jim | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth L. | — | Yea |
| Hopkins, Mike | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Yea |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Yea |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Keane, Jim | — | Yea |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Yea |
| Llew Jones | — | Yea |
| Lynch, Ryan | — | Yea |
| Marilyn Marler | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Yea |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Mary Caferro | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Bill | — | Yea |
| Moore, Terry | — | Yea |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Read, Joe | — | Yea |
| Rhonda Knudsen | — | Yea |
| Running Wolf, Tyson | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sheldon-Galloway, Lola | — | Not Voting |
| Skees, Derek | — | Yea |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Yea |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Yea |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Yea |
| Vince Ricci | — | Nay |
| Weatherwax, Marvin | — | Yea |
| Welch, Tom | — | Yea |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Windy Boy, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Bahr, Jade | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Yea |
| Krautter, Joel | — | Yea |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Yea |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Rodney | — | Nay |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Yea |
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Yea |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Yea |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sweeney, Mark | — | Yea |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Yea |
| Moore, Frederick | — | Yea |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Yea |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Yea |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Yea |
| Doane, Alan | — | Yea |
| Dooling, Julie | — | Yea |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Yea |
| White, Kerry | — | Yea |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Yea |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Yea |
| Winter, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Woods, Tom | — | Yea |
| Abbott, Kim | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Fred | — | Yea |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Yea |
| Barry Usher | — | Yea |
| Bartel, Dan | — | Yea |
| Beard, Becky | — | Yea |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Yea |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Yea |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Yea |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Yea |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| David Bedey | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Yea |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ed Buttrey | — | Yea |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | — | Yea |
| Fleming, Frank | — | Yea |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Yea |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Greef, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Gunderson, Steve | — | Yea |
| Hamilton, Jim | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth L. | — | Yea |
| Hopkins, Mike | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Yea |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Yea |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Keane, Jim | — | Yea |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Yea |
| Llew Jones | — | Yea |
| Lynch, Ryan | — | Yea |
| Marilyn Marler | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Yea |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Mary Caferro | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Bill | — | Yea |
| Moore, Terry | — | Yea |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Read, Joe | — | Yea |
| Rhonda Knudsen | — | Yea |
| Running Wolf, Tyson | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sheldon-Galloway, Lola | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Yea |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Yea |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Yea |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Yea |
| Vince Ricci | — | Yea |
| Weatherwax, Marvin | — | Yea |
| Welch, Tom | — | Yea |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Windy Boy, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 77 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 23% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bachmeier, Jacob | — | Yea |
| Bahr, Jade | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Nancy | — | Yea |
| Krautter, Joel | — | Yea |
| Ryan, Marilyn | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Sales, Walt | — | Yea |
| Schreiner, Casey | — | Yea |
| Garcia, Rodney | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Ray | — | Yea |
| Redfield, Alan | — | Nay |
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Smith, Bridget | — | Yea |
| Grubbs, Bruce | — | Yea |
| Burnett, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sweeney, Mark | — | Yea |
| Hamlett, Bradley | — | Yea |
| Moore, Frederick | — | Yea |
| Mortensen, Dale | — | Nay |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Nay |
| Webb, Peggy | — | Nay |
| Doane, Alan | — | Nay |
| Dooling, Julie | — | Yea |
| Peppers, Rae | — | Yea |
| White, Kerry | — | Nay |
| Dudik, Kimberly | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Nay |
| Pierson, Gordon | — | Yea |
| Winter, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Woods, Tom | — | Yea |
| Abbott, Kim | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Fred | — | Yea |
| Andrea Olsen | — | Nay |
| Barry Usher | — | Nay |
| Bartel, Dan | — | Nay |
| Beard, Becky | — | Yea |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Nay |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Carl Glimm | — | Nay |
| Christopher Pope | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Custer, Geraldine | — | Yea |
| Daniel Zolnikov | — | Nay |
| Dave Fern | — | Yea |
| David Bedey | — | Yea |
| Denise Hayman | — | Yea |
| Denley Loge | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Yea |
| Derek Harvey | — | Yea |
| Ed Buttrey | — | Yea |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald, Ross | — | Yea |
| Fleming, Frank | — | Yea |
| Forrest Mandeville | — | Nay |
| Funk, Moffie | — | Yea |
| Garner, Frank | — | Yea |
| Greef, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Greg Hertz | — | Yea |
| Gunderson, Steve | — | Yea |
| Hamilton, Jim | — | Yea |
| Holmlund, Kenneth L. | — | Yea |
| Hopkins, Mike | — | Yea |
| John Fuller | — | Yea |
| Josh Kassmier | — | Yea |
| Karjala, Jessica | — | Yea |
| Katie Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Keane, Jim | — | Yea |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Nay |
| Llew Jones | — | Yea |
| Lynch, Ryan | — | Yea |
| Marilyn Marler | — | Yea |
| Mark Noland | — | Nay |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | — | Yea |
| Mary Caferro | — | Yea |
| Matt Regier | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Bill | — | Yea |
| Moore, Terry | — | Nay |
| Neil Duram | — | Yea |
| Read, Joe | — | Yea |
| Rhonda Knudsen | — | Yea |
| Running Wolf, Tyson | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Sheldon-Galloway, Lola | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Nay |
| Stewart Peregoy, Sharon | — | Yea |
| Sue Vinton | — | Yea |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Nay |
| Tschida, Brad | — | Nay |
| Vince Ricci | — | Nay |
| Weatherwax, Marvin | — | Yea |
| Welch, Tom | — | Yea |
| Wendy McKamey | — | Yea |
| Willis Curdy | — | Yea |
| Windy Boy, Jonathan | — | Yea |
| Wylie Galt | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (19)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bessette, Barbara | — | Yea |
| DeVries, Greg | — | Yea |
| Doane, Alan | — | Yea |
| Dunn, David | — | Yea |
| Krotkov, Jasmine | — | Yea |
| Perry, Zac | — | Yea |
| Barry Usher | — | Yea |
| Berglee, Seth | — | Yea |
| Bishop, Laurie | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Connie Keogh | — | Yea |
| Dennis Lenz | — | Yea |
| Farris-Olsen, Robert | — | Yea |
| Kelker, Kathy | — | Yea |
| Knudsen, Casey | — | Yea |
| Moore, Terry | — | Yea |
| Shane Morigeau | — | Yea |
| Skees, Derek | — | Yea |
| Theresa Manzella | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 24% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Malek, Sue | — | Nay |
| Sesso, Jon | — | Not Voting |
| Barrett, Dick | — | Nay |
| Gauthier, Terry | — | Yea |
| McConnell, Nate | — | Yea |
| Smith, Cary | — | Yea |
| Blasdel, Mark | — | Yea |
| McNally, Mary | — | Yea |
| Olszewski, Albert | — | Nay |
| Boland, Carlie | — | Nay |
| Osmundson, Ryan | — | Yea |
| Thomas, Fred | — | Yea |
| Hoven, Brian | — | Yea |
| Phillips, Mike | — | Yea |
| Howard, David | — | Not Voting |
| Pomnichowski, JP | — | Nay |
| Vuckovich, Gene | — | Yea |
| Jacobson, Tom | — | Yea |
| Webb, Roger | — | Yea |
| Kary, Douglas | — | Yea |
| Richmond, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sales, Scott | — | Yea |
| Ankney, Duane | — | Yea |
| MacDonald, Margaret | — | Yea |
| Sands, Diane | — | Nay |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Bob Keenan | — | Nay |
| Bruce "Butch" Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Dan Salomon | — | Yea |
| Edie McClafferty | — | Nay |
| Frank Smith | — | Yea |
| Janet Ellis | — | Yea |
| Jason Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| Jason Small | — | Yea |
| Jeff Welborn | — | Yea |
| Jen Gross | — | Not Voting |
| Jill Cohenour | — | Nay |
| John Esp | — | Nay |
| Keith Regier | — | Yea |
| Kenneth Bogner | — | Yea |
| Lyn Bennett | — | Nay |
| Mike Cuffe | — | Nay |
| Mike Lang | — | Yea |
| Pat Flowers | — | Yea |
| Paul Fielder | — | Not Voting |
| Russ Tempel | — | Yea |
| Shelley Vance | — | Yea |
| Steve Fitzpatrick | — | Yea |
| Steve Hinebauch | — | Yea |
| Susan Webber | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ankney, Duane | — | Yea |
| Malek, Sue | — | Nay |
| Sesso, Jon | — | Yea |
| Barrett, Dick | — | Yea |
| Gauthier, Terry | — | Yea |
| McConnell, Nate | — | Yea |
| Smith, Cary | — | Yea |
| Blasdel, Mark | — | Yea |
| McNally, Mary | — | Yea |
| Olszewski, Albert | — | Yea |
| Boland, Carlie | — | Yea |
| Osmundson, Ryan | — | Yea |
| Thomas, Fred | — | Yea |
| Hoven, Brian | — | Yea |
| Phillips, Mike | — | Yea |
| Howard, David | — | Yea |
| Pomnichowski, JP | — | Yea |
| Vuckovich, Gene | — | Yea |
| Jacobson, Tom | — | Yea |
| Webb, Roger | — | Yea |
| Kary, Douglas | — | Yea |
| Richmond, Tom | — | Yea |
| Sales, Scott | — | Yea |
| MacDonald, Margaret | — | Yea |
| Sands, Diane | — | Yea |
| Bob Brown | — | Yea |
| Bob Keenan | — | Nay |
| Bruce "Butch" Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Dan Salomon | — | Yea |
| Edie McClafferty | — | Yea |
| Frank Smith | — | Yea |
| Janet Ellis | — | Yea |
| Jason Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| Jason Small | — | Yea |
| Jeff Welborn | — | Yea |
| Jen Gross | — | Yea |
| Jill Cohenour | — | Yea |
| John Esp | — | Nay |
| Keith Regier | — | Yea |
| Kenneth Bogner | — | Yea |
| Lyn Bennett | — | Yea |
| Mike Cuffe | — | Nay |
| Mike Lang | — | Yea |
| Pat Flowers | — | Yea |
| Paul Fielder | — | Yea |
| Russ Tempel | — | Yea |
| Shelley Vance | — | Yea |
| Steve Fitzpatrick | — | Yea |
| Steve Hinebauch | — | Yea |
| Susan Webber | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| MacDonald, Margaret (Margie) | — | Yea |
| Sands, Diane | — | Yea |
| Jen Gross | — | Yea |
| John Esp | — | Yea |
| Keith Regier | — | Yea |
| Lyn Bennett | — | Yea |
| Paul Fielder | — | Nay |
| Shelley Vance | — | Yea |
| Steve Hinebauch | — | Yea |
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