Public Act 493 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Liz Brater (D) on February 1, 2005, to prohibit the sale or use of blood pressure recording devices that contain mercury.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on February 1, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 30, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 30, 2006, 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 November 30, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on November 30, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on November 30, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment Committee on November 30, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on December 6, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 12, 2006, 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 House by voice vote on December 12, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Matthew Gillard (D) on December 12, 2006, to exempt from the bill blood pressure measurement device calibration equipment possessed by a health care facility. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on December 12, 2006.
• Passed in the House (101 to 3) on December 12, 2006, to prohibit the sale or use of blood pressure recording devices that contain mercury. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 13, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 13, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 28, 2006.