Public Act 242 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on March 14, 2006, to create penalties for knowingly or willfully concealing or harboring individuals who are wanted on criminal or civil warrants. Harboring someone with an arrest warrant, or a bench warrant in a civil or misdemeanor case would be punishable by up to 93 days in jail. Harboring someone wanted for a felony would be a felony punishable by up to four years in prison.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 22, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 23, 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 March 23, 2006.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on March 28, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 28, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 28, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on May 31, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 7, 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 7, 2006.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R) on June 7, 2006, to not include in the bill's penalties those who are "harboring" a person who is the subject of a bench warrant for a traffic violation, or a criminal case if the underlying crime is a civil infraction. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 7, 2006.
• Passed 100 to 0 in the House on June 8, 2006, to create penalties for knowingly or willfully concealing or harboring individuals who are wanted on criminal or civil warrants. Harboring someone with an arrest warrant, or a bench warrant in a civil or misdemeanor case would be punishable by up to 93 days in jail. Harboring someone wanted for a felony would be a felony punishable by up to four years in prison.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Motion by Rep. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on June 8, 2006, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed 100 to 0 in the House on June 8, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 13, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 13, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 28, 2006.