Public Act 288 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R) on May 28, 2003, to exempt minors from the law which prohibits their engaging in construction work or operations performed as an unpaid volunteer, if the construction work or operations were performed under adult supervision for a charitable housing organization.
  • Referred to the House Employee Relations, Training and Safety Committee on May 28, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on October 23, 2003, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R) on October 28, 2003, to prohibit minors from doing work on a volunteer construction project which is defined as "hazardous," including the use of power tools, woodworking machinery, or hazardous substances or other activities that would constitute a great risk of serious injury, including excavation, street construction, wrecking, demolition, and new commercial or new multiple residential construction. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on October 28, 2003.
• Passed 109 to 0 in the House on October 28, 2003, to exempt minors from the law which prohibits their engaging in nonhazardous construction work or operations performed as an unpaid volunteer, if the construction work or operations were performed under adult supervision for a charitable housing organization.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on October 29, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform Committee on October 29, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 9, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 11, 2003. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 11, 2003.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on December 16, 2003, to exempt minors from the law which prohibits their engaging in nonhazardous construction work or operations performed as an unpaid volunteer, if the construction work or operations were performed under adult supervision for a charitable housing organization.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 16, 2003.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on December 17, 2003, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 8, 2004.