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 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 in the Senate by voice vote on August 30, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on September 4, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• 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 in the House (105 to 3) 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on October 16, 2007.