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Alan L. Cropsey (R)
State Senator, District 33
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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 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 5246 (Impose additional funeral home unclaimed remains regulations ). Passed in the Senate (34 to 0) on November 5, 2009, to establish that a funeral director who maintains a registry of names of unclaimed cremated remains for purposes of notifying veterans groups that these may include veterans, and who follows certain procedures for the disposition of such remains, is immune from potential civil and criminal liability for failure to follow the specified procedures. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 House Bill 5245 (Impose additional funeral home unclaimed remains regulations ). Passed in the Senate (34 to 0) on November 5, 2009, to establish that a funeral director who maintains a registry of names of unclaimed cremated remains for purposes of notifying veterans groups that these may include veterans, and who follows certain procedures for the disposition of such remains, is immune from potential civil and criminal liability for failure to follow the specified procedures. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 House Bill 4311 (Appropriations: Supplemental budget ). Passed in the Senate (32 to 2) on November 5, 2009, to appropriate $6.9 million to replace horse race industry subsidies that Gov. Jennifer Granholm line-item vetoed from the Fiscal Year 2010 budget; and $3.85 million for state wetlands regulation that the Governor had proposed turning over to the federal government. Also, to appropriate $14.8 million in additional Corrections spending; use some federal "stimulus" money in the State Police budget; and to spend an extra $3.8 million on Michigan State Housing Development Authority computer systems and management of federal rental subsidies. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on 2009 House Bill 4999 (Extend utility truck seasonal weight limit exemption ). Passed in the Senate (28 to 6) on November 5, 2009, to expand a limited exemption from the seasonal truck weight restrictions ("frost laws") for public utility trucks, so that it also applies to the utility’s subcontractors. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on an amendment for 2009 House Bill 4447 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 School Aid budget ). The amendment failed in the Senate (16 to 18) on June 24, 2009, to add $33 million in extra funding for Intermediagte School Districts that levy property taxes for special education programs. [Vote Details and Comments]
- Did not vote on an amendment for 2009 House Bill 4436 (Appropriations: 2009-2010 Department of Community Health budget ). The amendment failed in the Senate (18 to 17) on June 24, 2009, to not make changes in the funding distribution formula for mental health non-Medicaid funds. [Vote Details and Comments]
