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• Introduced by Sen. Mike Bishop (R) on September 16, 2003, to require the county executives of Oakland and Bay Counties to appoint a chief deputy, and establish that if the county executive office becomes vacant due to death or resignation of the executive, the chief deputy will assume the office until until the county board of commissioners appoints a successor to the elected county executive, or until a special election was held. The bill authorizes the county commission to call a special election if it chooses. Currently, a replacement may only be selected by the county commission.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on September 16, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 14, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 22, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 22, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on October 23, 2003, to require the county executives of Oakland and Bay Counties to appoint a chief deputy, and establish that if the county executive office becomes vacant due to death or resignation of the executive, the chief deputy will assume the office until until the county board of commissioners appoints a successor to the elected county executive, or until a special election was held. The bill authorizes the county commission to call a special election if it chooses. Currently, a replacement may only be selected by the county commission.
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• Received in the House on October 23, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Local Government and Urban Policy Committee on October 23, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on November 4, 2003, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jennifer Elkins (D) on November 12, 2003, to exempt Bay County from the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on November 12, 2003.
• Passed 101 to 2 in the House on November 12, 2003, to require the county executives of Oakland and County to appoint a chief deputy, and establish that if the county executive office becomes vacant due to death or resignation of the executive, the chief deputy will assume the office until until the county board of commissioners appoints a successor to the elected county executive, or until a special election was held. The bill authorizes the county commission to call a special election if it chooses. Currently, a replacement may only be selected by the county commission.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 13, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on November 13, 2003, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
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• Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 2, 2003, due to a concern that the bill would repeal the legal authority to name a successor as executive in Bay County because of particular language in the bill. The governor asked the legislature to correct the problem, which was later done with House Bill 5351 and Senate Bill 881.
• Received in the Senate on February 12, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on February 12, 2004.