Public Act 492 of 2006

[Comments on this legislation] [Post new comment] [Text and Analysis] [Add to Watch List]
[Previous] [Next]

• Introduced by Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R) on February 1, 2005, to prohibit the sale of thermostat devices containing 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-4) 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. It advanced the proposed ban from 2010 to 2009. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on November 30, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on November 30, 2006, to prohibit selling or distributing a thermostat for use in regulating room temperature if the thermostat contained mercury or a mercury compound, beginning January 1, 2009. The prohibition would not apply if the thermostat were a replacement for an existing thermostat containing mercury or a mercury compound that was a component of an appliance. [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, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (102 to 3) on December 12, 2006, to prohibit selling or distributing a thermostat for use in regulating room temperature if the thermostat contained mercury or a mercury compound, beginning January 1, 2009. The prohibition would not apply if the thermostat were a replacement for an existing thermostat containing mercury or a mercury compound that was a component of an appliance. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 28, 2006.