Public Act 613 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on January 25, 2005, to authorize mayors to perform marriages anywhere in the county containing the city of which they are mayor, rather than just in that city.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 25, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 30, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 5, 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 by voice vote in the Senate on December 5, 2006.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 5, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 5, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Local Government and Urban Policy Committee on December 5, 2006.
• Passed 71 to 35 in the House on December 14, 2006, to authorize mayors to perform marriages anywhere in the county containing the city of which they are mayor, rather than just in that city.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 3, 2007.