Public Act 480 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Jerry Kooiman (R) on May 28, 2003, to create a Michigan Affordable Housing Fund and Michigan Housing and Community Development Program, which would allow the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to provide taxpayer-subsidized grants and loans to selected organizations or companies that provide housing for low income households.
  • Referred to the House Local Government and Urban Policy Committee on May 28, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on November 30, 2004, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (87 to 10) on December 1, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 2, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on December 2, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 8, 2004, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on December 8, 2004, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4788, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4788 would create a Michigan Affordable Housing Fund and Michigan Housing and Community Development Program, to provide taxpayer-subsidized grants and loans to selected organizations or companies that provide housing for low income households. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 8, 2004.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on December 9, 2004, to break the "tie-bar" to House Bill 4788, meaning this bill can become law even if that one does not. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 9, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (34 to 1) on December 9, 2004, to create a Michigan Affordable Housing Fund and Michigan Housing and Community Development Program, which would allow the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to provide taxpayer-subsidized grants and loans to selected organizations or companies that provide housing for low income households. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 21, 2004.