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• Introduced by Rep. Scott Shackleton (R) on May 6, 2003, to appropriate $5.25 million annually from the State Trunkline Fund (which pays for state highway construction and maintenance projects) to the Mackinac Bridge Authority to subsidize tolls on the bridge. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4627 to 4631, which is designed to roll back a recent fee increase imposed by the Authority.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on May 6, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on July 2, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on July 2, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on July 2, 2003.
• Passed 56 to 53 in the House on July 2, 2003, to appropriate $5.25 million annually from the State Trunkline Fund (which pays for state highway construction and maintenance projects) to the Mackinac Bridge Authority to subsidize tolls on the bridge. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4627 to 4631, which is designed to reduce the need for a recent fee increase imposed by the Authority.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on July 3, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on July 3, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on July 16, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 24 to 13 in the Senate on July 16, 2003, to appropriate $5.25 million annually from the State Trunkline Fund (which pays for state highway construction and maintenance projects) to the Mackinac Bridge Authority to subsidize tolls on the bridge. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 4627 to 4631, which is designed to reduce the need for a recent fee increase imposed by the Authority.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 25, 2003.
• Received in the House on September 23, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on September 23, 2003.