Public Act 137 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Tony Stamas (R) on April 25, 2007, to break up the eighty-seventh judicial district into three separate districts, one each for Otsego, Kalkaska and Crawford Counties.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 25, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on July 18, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 27 to 7 in the Senate on July 25, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on July 25, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on April 16, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 23, 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 April 23, 2008.
• Passed 103 to 2 in the House on April 23, 2008, to break up the eighty-seventh judicial district into three separate districts, one each for Otsego, Kalkaska and Crawford Counties.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 23, 2008.
• Passed 28 to 7 in the Senate on April 29, 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Motion by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on April 29, 2008, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion failed 21 to 14 in the Senate on April 29, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 21, 2008.