Public Act 47 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on August 1, 2007, to allow a county clerk to perform a marriage in another county.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on August 1, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 28, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 1, 2007, Substitute (S-2).. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 1, 2007.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 4, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 4, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on December 4, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on February 20, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker (R) on March 13, 2008, to clarify that the bill would not allow employees of the Wayne County clerk to perform marriages in another county, only the actual clerk. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 13, 2008.
• Passed 93 to 11 in the House on March 13, 2008, to allow a county clerk to perform a marriage in another county.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 18, 2008, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on March 18, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 27, 2008.