Public Act 320 of 2003

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• Introduced by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R) on October 30, 2003, to allow cities to designate zoning ordinance violations as quality of life violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.
  • 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 in the House by voice vote on December 2, 2003.
• Passed in the House (96 to 10) on December 2, 2003, to allow cities to designate zoning ordinance violations as blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216. [Vote Details and Comments]
• 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 amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on December 16, 2003, to clarify that the bills apply to cities (above a certain size) but not villages. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 16, 2003.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on December 17, 2003, to allow cities to designate zoning ordinance violations as blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 17, 2003.
• Passed in the House (97 to 12) on December 18, 2003, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 8, 2004.