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MI HR0358
Resolution
Status
9/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mike Mueller
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AI Summary
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Reaffirms Michigan's commitment to allowing free market forces, rather than government intervention, to determine the transition of the state's automotive fleet from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.
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Emphasizes Michigan's historic role as the "Automotive Capital of the World" and notes the automotive industry contributes $225 billion to the state's economy and supports nearly one in five jobs.
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Opposes top-down government mandates like California's plan to ban gas-powered vehicles by 2035, arguing such policies burden the automotive industry and restrict consumer choice.
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Acknowledges that private companies like General Motors are already making substantial investments in electric vehicle manufacturing and infrastructure development without government mandates.
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Directs copies of the resolution to the Governor, Director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, Director of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, and Director of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget.
Legislative Description
A resolution reaffirming the State of Michigan’s commitment to refrain from intervening in the free market to forcibly transition the state’s automotive fleet from internal combustion engine powered vehicles to electric-powered vehicles and, instead, to allow traditional free market forces to determine the fleet’s makeup.
Last Action
Roll Call Roll Call # 461 Yeas 68 Nays 30 Excused 0 Not Voting 11
9/28/2022