Public Act 271 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on February 23, 2006, to extend to diesel and specified alternative fuels regulations concerning the quality, storage, manufacture, delivery, and sale of gasoline; require distributors and retail dealers of diesel and alternative fuels to obtain a license for each retail outlet; and require firms selling hydrogen in Michigan to register with and be approved by the Department of Agriculture.
  • Referred to the Senate Technology and Energy Committee on February 23, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 30, 2006, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on April 19, 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 April 19, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on April 20, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on April 25, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on April 25, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on May 24, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 21, 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 House on June 21, 2006.
• Passed 103 to 1 in the House on June 21, 2006, to extend to diesel and specified alternative fuels regulations concerning the quality, storage, manufacture, delivery, and sale of gasoline; require distributors and retail dealers of diesel and alternative fuels to obtain a license for each retail outlet; and require firms selling hydrogen in Michigan to register with and be approved by the Department of Agriculture.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 22, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 27, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 7, 2006.