Public Act 319 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Jim Howell (R) on October 30, 2003, to establish that the system of quality of life violations proposed by House Bill 5216 would not be enforced in district courts.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on October 30, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on November 6, 2003, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Howell (R) on December 2, 2003, to replace references in the bill to “quality of life” violations with the term “blight violations”. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 2, 2003.
• Passed 98 to 9 in the House on December 2, 2003, to establish that the system of blight violations proposed by House Bill 5216 would not be enforced in district courts.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 4, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 4, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 11, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill then pass.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 17, 2003, to establish that the system of blight violations proposed by House Bill 5216 would not be enforced in district courts.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 8, 2004.