2003 House Bill 5336 (Ban movie pirating by video cell phone)

Public Act 424 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. John Stakoe on December 3, 2003, to provide sentencing guidelines for crime proposed by House Bill 5347 of making an unauthorized audiovisual recording in a motion picture facility.
  • Referred to the House Criminal Justice Committee on December 3, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on December 10, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 17, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which reflects the different penalties proposed by the House-passed version of House Bill 5347. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on December 17, 2003.
• Passed in the House (109 to 0) on December 17, 2003. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 18, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 18, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 23, 2004, with the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on September 29, 2004, to clarify that the bill only applies to actions taken in theaters. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on September 29, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on September 30, 2004, to provide sentencing guidelines for crime proposed by House Bill 5347 of making an unauthorized audiovisual recording in a motion picture facility. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on November 4, 2004.
• Passed in the House (106 to 0) on November 30, 2004, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 15, 2004.

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Introduced by Rep. John Stakoe on December 3, 2003. Passed in the House (109 to 0) on December 17, 2003. New Comment