Public Act 114 of 2007

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• Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on June 20, 2007, to revise the state food code adopted in 2000 to require all food service establishments to have managers certified as having passed an accredited food safety exams, clarifying when to restrict ill employees from work, requiring managers to demonstrate knowledge of the control of food allergens, increasing regulations restricting bare-hand contact with food, increasing various inspection requirements, raising a number of fees, and more.
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture and Bioeconomy Committee on June 20, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on August 30, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on August 30, 2007, 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 August 30, 2007.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on September 4, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 5, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on September 5, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on September 14, 2007, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 105 to 3 in the House on October 3, 2007, to revise the state food code adopted in 2000 to require all food service establishments to have managers certified as having passed an accredited food safety exams, clarifying when to restrict ill employees from work, requiring managers to demonstrate knowledge of the control of food allergens, increasing regulations restricting bare-hand contact with food, increasing various inspection requirements, raising a number of fees, and more.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on October 16, 2007.