Public Act 79 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Paul Condino (D) on May 29, 2007, to not reduce pet shop license fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased in 2006, and under current law will go back down after that date. The bill would make those increases permanent, and also index them to inflation in the future. The bill would allow the Department of Agriculture to use these fees to pay for its operations. The bill is one of a large package of bills increasing fees on dozens of regulated business and career activities, including House Bills 4840 to 4849, and 4860.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 29, 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 82 to 24 in the House on September 5, 2007, to not reduce pet shop license fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased in 2006, and under current law will go back down after on Sept. 30, 2007. The bill would extend the higher fees until September 30, 2012. The bill is one of a large package of bills increasing fees on dozens of regulated business and career activities, including House Bills 4840 to 4849, and 4860.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 11, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate 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 pet shop license fees on Sept. 30, 2007. The fees were “temporarily” increased in 2006, and under current law will go back down after on Sept. 30, 2007. The bill would extend the higher fees until September 30, 2012. The bill is one of a large package of bills increasing fees on dozens of regulated business and career activities, including House Bills 4840 to 4849, and 4860.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2007.