Public Act 64 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on May 29, 2007, to not reduce certain court of appeals 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 is one of a large package of fee increase bills.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on May 29, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on June 14, 2007, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on June 19, 2007, to lower some of the fees the bill raises in 2009, unless the legislature votes before then to maintain the higher fee levels.
    • Withdrawn by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on June 19, 2007, to withdraw a proposed 2009 sunset on the higher fees, to make way for a 2012 sunset amendment.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Chuck Moss (R) on June 19, 2007, to lower some of the fees the bill raises in 2012, unless the legislature votes before then to maintain the higher fee levels. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 19, 2007.
• Passed 65 to 43 in the House on June 20, 2007, to not reduce certain court of appeals 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 sunset the higher fees in 2012 (unless the legislature votes before then to maintain the higher fee levels).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 21, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 21, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 26, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 1 in the Senate on September 26, 2007, to not reduce certain court of appeals 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 sunset the higher fees in 2012 (unless the legislature votes before then to maintain the higher fee levels).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2007.