Public Act 501 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R) on May 10, 2007, to require the Department of Transportation to use road building material and technique life-cycle cost analyses from other states to determine the most cost effective pavement types, if there is no applicable historical data from Michigan.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on May 10, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 11, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 17, 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 Senate on June 17, 2008.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 18, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 18, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on June 18, 2008.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on December 18, 2008, to require the Department of Transportation to use road building material and technique life-cycle cost analyses from other states to determine the most cost effective pavement types, if there is no applicable historical data from Michigan.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 12, 2009.