Public Act 78 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D) on May 24, 2007, to index pesticide applicator fees and administrative fines for inflation, with any increases capped at 5 percent per three-year period.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 24, 2007.
  • Reported in the House on August 21, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 5, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not index the fees to inflation. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 5, 2007.
• Passed 81 to 23 in the House on September 5, 2007, to not reduce certain certain pesticide regulatory fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased by a previous legislature, and under current law will go back down after that date. The bill would extend the current fees to September 30, 2012.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 11, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 11, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 26, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 36 to 2 in the Senate on September 26, 2007, to not reduce certain certain pesticide regulatory fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased by a previous legislature, and under current law will go back down after that date. The bill would extend the current fees to September 30, 2012.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2007.