Public Act 346 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Morris Hood, III (D) on May 24, 2007, to transfer from $19 million in license fee revenue from various transportation funds to the general fund in 2007 and 2008.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 24, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on September 25, 2007, with the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered in the House on September 25, 2007, to redirect drivers license fee revenue to the general fund for the previous fiscal year only, and not the current one. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 25, 2007.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Hune (R) on September 25, 2007, to explicitly prohibit the issuance of a drivers license to an illegal alien.
    • Withdrawn by Rep. Joe Hune (R) on December 13, 2007.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D) on December 13, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that is tie-barred to Senate Bill 295, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 794 reduces the amount of infrastructure project spending from the transportation economic development fund by $6 million in the Fiscal Year that ends Sept. 30, 2007. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 13, 2007.
  • Withdrawn by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D) on December 13, 2007, after a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was adopted.
• Passed 57 to 50 in the House on December 13, 2007, to transfer $6 million in license fee revenue from the Transportation Economic Development Fund to the general fund in the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on January 9, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on January 9, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 13, 2008, to update the bill to the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The original transfers were done in other bills. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 13, 2008.
• Passed 22 to 14 in the Senate on November 13, 2008, to transfer $6 million in license fee revenue from the Transportation Economic Development Fund to the general fund in the 2008-2009 fiscal year.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 13, 2008.
• Passed 59 to 46 in the House on December 10, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 23, 2008.