Public Act 526 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Dudley Spade (D) on May 8, 2008, to allow an individual to choose to automatically contribute $5 or more from his or her state income tax refund to provide grants to nonprofit or public foster care organizations that can demonstrate an ability to match 50 percent of the money.
  • Referred to the House Family and Childrens Services Committee on May 8, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Dudley Spade (D) on November 13, 2008. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on November 13, 2008.
• Passed 101 to 0 in the House on November 13, 2008, to allow an individual to choose to automatically contribute $5 or more from his or her state income tax refund to provide grants to nonprofit or public foster care organizations that can demonstrate an ability to match 50 percent of the money.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 2, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on December 2, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 10, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 18, 2008, to allow an individual to choose to automatically contribute $5 or more from his or her state income tax refund to provide grants to nonprofit or public foster care organizations that can demonstrate an ability to match 50 percent of the money.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 18, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed 104 to 0 in the House on December 18, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 12, 2009.