Public Act 87 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Ted Hammon (D) on September 20, 2007, to give the Department of Labor and Economic Growth the authority to increase without additional legislative authorization certain nonprofit corporation filing fees. The bill would immediately increase the fee from $10 to $20.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 20, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on September 25, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 25, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not give the Department Of Labor And Economic Growth the authority to increase the fee without additional legislative authorization. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 25, 2007.
• Passed in the House (86 to 23) on September 25, 2007, to not reduce the fee for filing the annual report of a nonprofit corporation 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 higher fees ($20 instead of $10) until September 30, 2012. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 26, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 26, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 28, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 3) on September 30, 2007, to not reduce the fee for filing the annual report of a nonprofit corporation 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 higher fees ($20 instead of $10) until September 30, 2012. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2007.