Public Act 48 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on September 25, 2007, to extend for two months the Dec. 31, 2007 sunset on the mandate that telephone companies must impose a surcharge on customer bills to pay for county 9-1-1 services. See also House Bill 4726 and Senate Bill 410, which would impose one or more new (and higher) phone taxes that would supplement or replace this surcharge.
  • Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on September 25, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 23, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) and Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on December 6, 2007, to only extend the current law for two months. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 6, 2007.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 6, 2007.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 6, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Oversight And Investigations Committee on December 6, 2007.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D) on March 19, 2008, to move the proposed sunset extension back to July 1, 2008. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 19, 2008.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on March 19, 2008, to extend until July 1, 2008 the sunset on the mandate that telephone companies must impose a surcharge on customer bills to pay for county 9-1-1 services.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 20, 2008, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which extends the 9-1-1 tax law sunset until July 1, 2008. Passed 34 to 2 in the Senate on March 20, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 27, 2008.