Public Act 333 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Laura Toy (R) on April 21, 2005, to require licensure and regulation of nutritionists and dietitians, and create a Michigan Board of Dietetics and Nutrition to establish licensure and competence assessment requirements for licensees. License applicants would be required to pass a test, and meet certain education standards established in the legislation. The license would cost $75 per year, with a $20 application fee.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 21, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 21, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on March 8, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 8, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on March 8, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on June 20, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 28, 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 failed by voice vote in the House on June 28, 2006.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Edward Gaffney (R) on June 28, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that prohibits regulations that inhibit competition or exceed "the minimum level required to protect the public. The substitute also revises details that do not change the substance of the bill as previously described.. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 28, 2006.
• Passed 84 to 21 in the House on June 29, 2006, to require licensure and regulation of nutritionists and dietitians, and create a Michigan Board of Dietetics and Nutrition to establish licensure and competence assessment requirements for licensees. License applicants would be required to pass a test, and meet certain education standards established in the legislation. The license would cost $75 per year, with a $20 application fee.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on July 26, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on July 26, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 15, 2006.