2013 Senate Bill 397

House Roll Call 472: Passed

To authorize creation of a sixth “Next Michigan Development Corporation,” which is a government agency that gives tax breaks and subsidies to particular corporations or developers selected by political appointees on the entity's board for projects meeting extremely broad "multi-modal commerce" criteria (basically, any form of goods-related commerce). The new entity would be in the Upper Peninsula.

87 Yeas / 22 Nays
Democrat (48 Yeas / 2 Nays)
Republican (39 Yeas / 20 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)