Public Act 241 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Mike Bishop (R) on February 26, 2004, to require the Department of Labor and Economic Growth to establish a state child protection registry, similar to a “do not call” list, to regulate electronic mail advertisements of adult material or products sent to children. Parents or schools could place children’s electronic “contact points” (e-mail address, phone number, instant message identity, etc.) on a state registry, and persons wanting to send adult material would be required to remove contact points on the registry from their distribution list. Fees would be charged to senders required to access the list. These fees would pay for the program, along with the fines paid for violations.
  • Referred to the Senate Technology and Energy Committee on February 26, 2004.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 19, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on May 19, 2004.
  • Reported in the Senate on May 19, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on May 20, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on May 20, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on May 20, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on June 16, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 29, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that reinforces that the violations proposed by the bill are computer crimes. The substitute failed in the House by voice vote on June 29, 2004.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. David Palsrok (R) on June 29, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described. This still reinforces that the violations proposed by the bill are computer crimes. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 29, 2004.
• Passed in the House (94 to 0) on June 29, 2004, to require the Department of Labor and Economic Growth to establish a state child protection registry, similar to a “do not call” list, to regulate electronic mail advertisements of adult material or products sent to children. Parents or schools could place children’s electronic “contact points” (e-mail address, phone number, instant message identity, etc.) on a state registry, and persons wanting to send adult material would be required to remove contact points on the registry from their distribution list. Fees would be charged to senders required to access the list. These fees would pay for the program, along with the fines paid for violations. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 30, 2004.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on July 1, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 21, 2004.