2004 House Bill 5471 ↩

Senate Roll Call 688: Passed

To require that before a divorce is granted a married couple with children must have an enforceable parenting plan in place which covers custody arrangements, and assigns decision-making authority regarding the children. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5467 to 5474 and Senate Bills 959 to 966.

26 Yeas / 9 Nays

Republican (21 Yeas / 1 Nay)

Allen (R-37) Birkholz (R-24) Bishop (R-12) Brown (R-16) Cassis (R-15) Cropsey (R-33) Garcia (R-22) George (R-20) Gilbert (R-25) Goschka (R-32) Hammerstrom (R-17) Hardiman (R-29) Jelinek (R-21) Kuipers (R-30) McManus (R-35) Patterson (R-7) Sanborn (R-11) Sikkema (R-28) Stamas (R-36) Toy (R-6) Van Woerkom (R-34)	Johnson (R-13)

Democrat (5 Yeas / 8 Nays)

Bernero (D-23) Clarke (D-1) Olshove (D-9) Prusi (D-38) Switalski (D-10)	Basham (D-8) Brater (D-18) Cherry (D-26) Emerson (D-27) Jacobs (D-14) Leland (D-5) Scott (D-2) Thomas (D-4)

Excused or Not Voting (3)

Barcia (D-31) Clark-Coleman (D-3) Schauer (D-19)