Public Act 27 of 2005

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• Introduced by Rep. Kevin A. Elsenheimer (R) on February 15, 2005, to explicitly authorize counties to buy a flag holder and flag for the graves of veterans who were residents of the community in a cemetery within the limits of the county that does not belong to the county.
  • Referred to the House Veteran’s Affairs and Homeland Security Committee on February 15, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on March 8, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 22, 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 by voice vote in the House on March 22, 2005.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on March 22, 2005.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 23, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs Committee on March 23, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 10, 2005, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 12, 2005, to explicitly authorize counties to buy a flag holder and flag for the graves of veterans who were residents of the community in a cemetery within the limits of the county that does not belong to the county.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 23, 2005.