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 by voice vote in the House on December 2, 2003.
• Passed 96 to 10 in the House on December 2, 2003, to allow cities to designate zoning ordinance violations as blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.
  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 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 by voice vote in the Senate on December 16, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 17, 2003, to allow cities to designate zoning ordinance violations as blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 17, 2003.
• Passed 97 to 12 in the House on December 18, 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.