LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder plans to sign legislation to increase fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees as part of plan to boost spending on roads. How lawmakers voted Tuesday:
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House Bill 4736, which hikes vehicle fees by 20 percent, was approved 54-53 in the House and 20-18 in the Senate:
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Fifty-three House Republicans voted yes: Chris Afendoulis of Grand Rapids, Tom Barrett of Potterville, John Bizon of Battle Creek, Jon Bumstead of Newaygo, Mike Callton of Nashville, Edward Canfield of Sebewaing, Lee Chatfield of Levering, Triston Cole of Mancelona, Kevin Cotter of Mt. Pleasant, Laura Cox of Livonia, Kathy Crawford of Novi, Jeff Farrington of Utica, Anthony Forlini of Harrison Township, Ray Franz of Onekama, Daniela Garcia of Holland, Ben Glardon of Owosso, Joseph Graves of Linden, Kurt Heise of Plymouth, Martin Howrylak of Troy, Holly Hughes of Montague, Brandt Iden of Kalamazoo, Larry Inman of Williamsburg, Bradford Jacobsen of Oxford, Nancy Jenkins of Clayton, Joel Johnson of Clare, Tim Kelly of Saginaw, Klint Kesto of Commerce Township, Andrea LaFontaine of Columbus Township, Dan Lauwers of Brockway, Tom Leonard of DeWitt, Eric Leutheuser of Hillsdale, Lisa Posthumus Lyons of Alton, David Maturen of Portage, Ed McBroom of Vulcan, Michael McCready of Birmingham, Aaron Miller of Sturgis, Paul Muxlow of Brown City, Aric Nesbitt of Lawton, Rick Outman of Six Lakes, Dave Pagel of Berrien Springs, Peter Pettalia of Presque Isle, Earl Poleski of Jackson, Phil Potvin of Cadillac, Amanda Price of Holland, Al Pscholka of Stevensville, Bruce Rendon of Lake City, Brett Roberts of Charlotte, Jason Sheppard of Temperance, Jim Tedder of Clarkston, Rob VerHeulen of Walker, Roger Victory of Hudsonville, Michael Webber of Rochester Hills, Ken Yonker of Caledonia
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One House Democrat voted yes: Harvey Santana of Detroit
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Eight House Republicans voted no: Gary Glenn of Midland, Ken Goike of Ray Township, Thomas Hooker of Byron Center, Peter Lucido of Shelby Township, Jim Runestad of White Lake, Pat Somerville of New Boston, Lana Theis of Brighton, Hank Vaupel of Fowlerville
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Forty-five House Democrats voted no: Brian Banks of Detroit, Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids, Charles Brunner of Bay City, Wendell Byrd of Detroit, Stephanie Chang of Detroit, John Chirkun of Roseville, Paul Clemente of Lincoln Park, Tom Cochran of Mason, George Darany of Dearborn, Scott Dianda of Calumet, Gretchen Driskell of Saline, Fred Durhal III of Detroit, Pam Faris of Clio, LaTanya Garrett of Detroit, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo of Detroit, Erika Geiss of Taylor, Christine Greig of Northville, Tim Greimel of Auburn Hills, Vanessa Guerra of Bridgeport, Jon Hoadley of Kalamazoo, Marcia Hovey-Wright of Muskegon, Jeff Irwin of Ann Arbor, John Kivela of Marquette, Robert Kosowski of Westland, Marilyn Lane of Fraser, Bill LaVoy of Monroe, Frank Liberati of Allen Park, Leslie Love of Detroit, Derek Miller of Warren, Jeremy Moss of Southfield, Sheldon Neeley of Flint, Kristy Pagan of Canton, Phil Phelps of Flushing, Julie Plawecki of Dearborn Heights, Sarah Roberts of St. Clair Shores, Rose Mary Robinson of Detroit, David Rutledge of Ypsilanti, Andy Schor of Lansing, Sam Singh of East Lansing, Charles Smiley of Grand Blanc, Alberta Tinsley Talabi of Detroit, Jim Townsend of Royal Oak, Robert Wittenberg of Oak Park, Henry Yanez of Sterling Heights, Adam Zemke of Ann Arbor
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The vote breakdown was almost the same for House Bill 4738 - to raise fuel taxes - except Republican Ken Goike voted yes to make it a 55-52 tally.
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Nineteen Senate Republicans voted yes on the bill to raise vehicle fees: Darwin Booher of Evart, Tom Casperson of Escanaba, Mike Green of Mayville, Goeff Hansen of Hart, Dave Hildenbrand of Lowell, Ken Horn of Frankenmuth, Rick Jones of Grand Ledge, Marty Knollenberg of Troy, Mike Kowall of White Lake, Peter MacGregor of Rockford, Jim Marleau of Lake Orion, Arlan Meekhof of West Olive, Mike Nofs of Battle Creek, Margaret O'Brien of Portage, David Robertson of Grand Blanc, Wayne Schmidt of Traverse City, Mike Shirkey of Clarklake, Jim Stamas of Midland, Dale Zorn of Ida
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One Senate Democrat voted yes: Virgil Smith of Detroit
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Eight Republicans voted no: Jack Brandenburg of Harrison Township, Patrick Colbeck of Canton, Judy Emmons of Sheridan, Joe Hune of Hamburg, Phil Pavlov of St. Clair, John Proos of St. Joseph, Tory Rocca of Sterling Heights, Tonya Schuitmaker of Lawton
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Ten Democrats voted no: Jim Ananich of Flint, Steve Bieda of Warren, Vincent Gregory of Southfield, Curtis Hertel Jr. of East Lansing, Morris Hood III of Detroit, Hoon-Yung Hopgood of Taylor, Bert Johnson of Highland Park, David Knezek of Dearborn Heights, Rebekah Warren of Ann Arbor, Coleman Young II of Detroit
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The Senate's 20-18 vote to increase fuel taxes was largely the same except Republicans Judy Emmons and Tonya Schuitmaker voted yes and Mike Green and Dave Hildenbrand voted no - reversals of their votes on vehicle fees.
Published: Thu, Nov 05, 2015
