Public Act 116 of 2005

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• Introduced by Rep. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on January 27, 2005, to establish a state program to collect donations of legally taken game from licensed hunters and distribute them or other food to people in need. Also, to require hunting licenses sales agents to ask whether a person buying a license would like to donate $1.00 to the program, and if so, to collect the donation with the license fee. Note: Several private organizations already collect and distribute wild game to the needy without government assistance, including Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger and ”Hunters for the Hungry” .
  • Referred to the House Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on January 27, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on May 26, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 2, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that leaves to House Bill 4145 the provision requiring hunting licenses sales agents to ask whether a person buying a license would like to donate $1.00 to the program. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 2, 2005.
• Passed in the House (106 to 0) on June 7, 2005, to establish a state program to collect donations of legally taken game from licensed hunters and distribute them or other food to people in need. House Bill 4145 would require hunting licenses sales agents to ask whether a person buying a license would like to donate $1.00 to the program. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 8, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on June 8, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 30, 2005, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on August 31, 2005, 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 August 31, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on September 7, 2005, to establish a state program to collect donations of legally taken game from licensed hunters and distribute them or other food to people in need. House Bill 4145 would require hunting licenses sales agents to ask whether a person buying a license would like to donate $1.00 to the program. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on September 7, 2005.
• Passed in the House (106 to 0) on September 8, 2005, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 21, 2005.