Public Act 53 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Chris Ward (R) on March 12, 2003, to require the annual supplement to the Michigan Administrative Code published by the Office of Regulatory Reform to be published in an electronic format, and to require the office to post the entire Code on a free website.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on March 12, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on May 21, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on May 28, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on May 28, 2003.
• Passed in the House (101 to 7) on May 28, 2003. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on May 29, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on May 29, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on June 24, 2003, to require the annual supplement to the Michigan Administrative Code published by the Office of Regulatory Reform to be published in an electronic format, and to require the office to post the entire Code on a free website. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 11, 2003.