Roll Call

Roll call Senate Bill 114, Allocate coronavirus epidemic relief dollars: Passed 19 to 15 in the Senate To appropriate $672.7 million federal dollars and $55 million collected from state taxpayers for various coronavirus response activities including $390.1 million more for vaccine distribution and virus tests, $282.5 million more for rental subsidies, and $55 million state dollars to give a $2.25 hourly raise to certain social welfare direct care workers through September. Sen. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, voted yes. Senate Bill 29, Authorize more school spending in current fiscal year: 20 to 15 in the Senate To appropriate an additional $1.246 billion for Michigan's public school system in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Of this, $932 million is federal money and the rest comes from state taxpayers. A total of $807 million would be allocated to school districts based on the number of children from lower income households they enroll. Another $90 million would go to K-8 summer school programs and $45.0 million for high school credit recovery programs, with smaller amounts for other purposes. Sen. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, voted yes.