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• Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on June 10, 2003, to provide rewards of up to $10,000 to persons who materially contribute to the imposition of civil fines against violators of the state water pollution law.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 19, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 7, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which establishes several categories of persons who would not be eligible for payment of the award. It also establishes that a person who knowingly provides false information could be ordered to pay the state for the expenses incurred as a result of the false information, or to pay the target of the false information some or all of his or her expenses, including reasonable attorney fees. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 7, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Liz Brater (D) on October 8, 2003, to authorize additional sanctions in those cases where an individual knowingly provides false information in an effort to get a reward, but not in those cases where a person knowingly provides false information for another reason. The amendment passed 21 to 15 in the Senate on October 8, 2003.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Moved to reconsider in the Senate on October 16, 2003. The motion passed 22 to 16 in the Senate on October 16, 2003.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Liz Brater (D) on October 16, 2003, to authorize additional sanctions in those cases where an individual knowingly provides false information in an effort to get a reward, but not in those cases where a person knowingly provides false information for another reason. The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on October 16, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on October 16, 2003, to provide rewards of up to $10,000 to persons who materially contribute to the imposition of civil fines against violators of the state water pollution law. A person who knowingly provides false information could be ordered to pay the state for the expenses incurred as a result of the false information, or to pay the target of the false information some or all of his or her expenses, including reasonable attorney fees.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on October 16, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Great Lakes and Tourism Committee on October 16, 2003.