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Martha G. Scott (D)
State Senator, District 2
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Missed Votes
- Did not vote on an amendment for 2009 House Bill 4311 (Appropriations: Supplemental budget ). The amendment failed in the Senate (14 to 20) on November 5, 2009, to appropriate some $800 million for various spending items that were proposed but not included in the final FY 2009-2010 state budget, including $375 million more for Medicaid, $140 million for college scholarships, $159 million for schools, $55 million for revenue sharing to local governments, and more. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on a substitute for 2009 Senate Bill 851 (Temporarily eliminate one Oakland County circuit judgeship ). The substitute failed in the Senate (15 to 18) on October 29, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that would also revises the number of judges in Macomb County. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on a motion for 2009 Senate Bill 641 (Retroactively repeal “supportive housing” tax break tie-bar ). The motion passed in the Senate (32 to 0) on October 29, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 957 (Transfer Racing Commissioner duties to Department of Agriculture ). Passed in the Senate (25 to 9) on November 5, 2009, to revise references in the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Act to reflect the state racing commissioner changes proposed by Senate Bill 955. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 956 (Transfer Racing Commissioner duties to Department of Agriculture ). Passed in the Senate (25 to 9) on November 5, 2009, to revise references in the state law that regulates horse racing to reflect the state racing commissioner changes proposed by Senate Bill 955. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 Senate Bill 955 (Transfer Racing Commissioner duties to Department of Agriculture ). Passed in the Senate (25 to 9) on November 5, 2009, to eliminate the office of the Racing Commissioner and transfer the Commissioner's duties to the Department of Agriculture. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 House Bill 4922 (Lower eligibility for certain MEGA tax breaks ). Passed in the Senate (30 to 4) on October 22, 2009, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which removed a special tax break eligibility exemption for the Federal Mogul company. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 House Bill 4447 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 School Aid budget ). Passed in the Senate (20 to 13) on October 8, 2009, the FY 2009-2010 School Aid budget. This would appropriate $12.887 billion, compared to $13.378 billion enrolled in 2008 (and $110 million more than the first conference). Following intense lobbying by school employee unions the per pupil school aid cut is reduced from $218 to $165, and the 44 percent cut in Intermediate School District operations funding will be 20 percent instead. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on an amendment for 2009 Senate Bill 838 (Create legislative “vehicle” for business tax hike ). The amendment passed in the Senate (32 to 1) on October 8, 2009, to remove provisions that would have reduced the value of certain research and development tax credits. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on an amendment for 2009 Senate Bill 838 (Create legislative “vehicle” for business tax hike ). The amendment passed in the Senate (25 to 8) on October 8, 2009, to increase the residency standards for film studio employees that make a production eligible for subsidies. Currently they must have lived in the state for at least 60 days, and the bill would increase this to 180 days. Also, in increase the subsidy for film "infrastructure" projects from 25 percent to 32 percent of the expenses incurred by the developer. [Vote Details and Comments]
