Public Act 1 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R) on February 22, 2005, to remove a prohibition in state law on allowing sidewalk restaurants or other merchandise sales on state trunk line highways that pass through a municipality. The bill authorizes a permit system to allow this.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 22, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 23, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 24, 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 Senate on February 24, 2005.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on March 1, 2005.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 1, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on March 1, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on March 8, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 15, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that also requires the relevant local unit of government to pass a resolution authorizing the activities that would be the subject of an MDOT permit. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 15, 2005.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on March 15, 2005, to remove a prohibition in state law on allowing sidewalk restaurants or other merchandise sales on state trunk line highways that pass through a municipality. The bill authorizes a permit system to allow this.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 16, 2005.
• Passed 34 to 0 in the Senate on March 17, 2005, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 24, 2005.