Public Act 30 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on March 24, 2005, to impose registration (licensure) and regulation of acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $150 annual registration fee. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend rules establishing the minimum standards for registration.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 24, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 12, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 29, 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 June 29, 2005.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on June 30, 2005.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 30, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on June 30, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on November 8, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 1, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details and raises the annual registration fee to $200. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 1, 2006.
• Passed 91 to 12 in the House on February 3, 2006, to impose registration (licensure) and regulation of acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $200 annual registration fee. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend professional standards that would be promulgated as administrative rules (having the force of law) by the Department of Community Health.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on February 7, 2006.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on February 8, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 22, 2006.