Public Act 282 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Joe Hune (R) on May 12, 2004, to require that the various licenses and permits required under the Manufacturing Milk Law of 2001 be either granted or denied within six months of a person filing an application. The state would have to notify an applicant within 10 days if an application requires additional information or is not “administratively complete.” If the deadline is not met, the application fee would be waived, and the applicant would be granted a 15-percent discount on fees required in the following year. The bill is part of a permit streamlining package comprised of House Bills 5876 to 5904.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture and Resource Management Committee on May 12, 2004.
  • Reported in the House on May 18, 2004, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Joe Hune (R) on June 29, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that decreases the period allowed for processing a license to 90 days, increases the period allowed for determining that an application is “administratively complete” from 10 days to 30 days, and streamlines the annual departmental reports proposed by the bill. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 29, 2004.
• Passed in the House (101 to 0) on June 29, 2004, to require that the various licenses and permits required under the Manufacturing Milk Law of 2001 be either granted or denied within 90 days of a person filing an application. The state would have to notify an applicant within 30 days if an application requires additional information or is not “administratively complete.” If the deadline is not met, the application fee would be waived, and the applicant would be granted a 15-percent discount on fees required in the following year. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 30, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform Committee on June 30, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on July 1, 2004, with the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on July 1, 2004, to exclude manufacturing grade dairy farms from the expedited permit processing requirements. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on July 1, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on July 6, 2004, to require that the various licenses and permits required under the Manufacturing Milk Law of 2001 be either granted or denied within 90 days of a person filing an application. The state would have to notify an applicant within 30 days if an application requires additional information or is not “administratively complete.” If the deadline is not met, the application fee would be waived, and the applicant would be granted a 15-percent discount on fees required in the following year. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on July 6, 2004.
• Passed in the House (102 to 1) on July 14, 2004, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 22, 2004.