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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Sept. 8, 2016 MI HB 4827 Establishes Medical Marijuana Tracking System Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
Sept. 8, 2016 MI HB 4210 Authorizes Edible Medical Marijuana Products Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
Sept. 8, 2016 MI HB 4209 Establishes Regulations for Medical Marijuana Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Sept. 8, 2016 MI SB 1014 Exempts Medical Marijuana Rules from Administrative Procedures Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Sept. 8, 2016 MI SB 141 Establishes Penalties for the Unauthorized Sale of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
June 9, 2016 MI HB 5384 Appropriates Funds for New Detroit School District Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 54)
June 8, 2016 MI HB 5384 Appropriates Funds for New Detroit School District Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 18)
May 25, 2016 MI HB 4787 Prohibits Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Have an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
May 10, 2016 MI SB 853 Prohibits Cities from Restricting Plastic Bags Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
March 24, 2016 MI HB 4787 Prohibits Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Have an Abortion Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
March 22, 2016 MI SB 710 Amends the Detroit Public School System Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
Jan. 20, 2016 MI SB 207 Authorizes Peace Officers to Conduct Roadside Saliva Drug Test Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
Date No. Title Outcome
9/08 HB 4827 Establishes Medical Marijuana Tracking System Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10)
9/08 HB 4210 Authorizes Edible Medical Marijuana Products Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
9/08 HB 4209 Establishes Regulations for Medical Marijuana Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
9/08 SB 1014 Exempts Medical Marijuana Rules from Administrative Procedures Act Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
9/08 SB 141 Establishes Penalties for the Unauthorized Sale of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
6/09 HB 5384 Appropriates Funds for New Detroit School District Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 54)
6/08 HB 5384 Appropriates Funds for New Detroit School District Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 18)
5/25 HB 4787 Prohibits Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Have an Abortion Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
5/10 SB 853 Prohibits Cities from Restricting Plastic Bags Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
3/24 HB 4787 Prohibits Coercing a Pregnant Woman to Have an Abortion Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
3/22 SB 710 Amends the Detroit Public School System Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 16)
1/20 SB 207 Authorizes Peace Officers to Conduct Roadside Saliva Drug Test Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)

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