Public Act 50 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D) on October 16, 2007, to allow local governments to adopt an ordinance that mirrors the provisions of the state law regulating multi-family rental housing, and establish that a violation of that law’s building standards provisions would also be considered a violation of the local government’s “blight” law, with authorizes additional enforcement mechanisms.
  • Referred to the House Intergovernmental, Urban And Regional Affairs Committee on October 16, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on December 5, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 14, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 14, 2008.
• Passed 95 to 10 in the House on February 14, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on February 19, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on February 19, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 5, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on March 13, 2008, to allow local governments to adopt an ordinance that mirrors the provisions of the state law regulating multi-family rental housing, and establish that a violation of that law’s building standards provisions would also be considered a violation of the local government’s “blight” law, with authorizes additional enforcement mechanisms.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 27, 2008.