Public Act 279 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Mike Bishop (R) on September 6, 2005, to establish sentencing guidelines for the crime of unauthorized practice of public accounting.
  • Referred to the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee on September 6, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 11, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 12, 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 in the Senate by voice vote on October 12, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on October 18, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on October 18, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on October 18, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Banking and Financial Services Committee on October 19, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on November 9, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (100 to 5) on December 6, 2005, to establish sentencing guidelines for the crime of unauthorized practice of public accounting. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 19, 2005.