Public Act 321 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on February 19, 2008, to create a segregated state fund that would be used to provide subsidies to alternative fuel producers and retailers, and to promote the sale of alternative fuel vehicles. Eligible fuels would include biodiesel, E-85 ethanol, hydrogen and others.
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture and Bioeconomy Committee on February 19, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 25, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on April 16, 2008, 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 April 16, 2008.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on April 17, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on April 17, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Agriculture Committee on April 17, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on September 17, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on December 3, 2008, to create a segregated state fund that would be used to provide subsidies to alternative fuel producers and retailers, and to promote the sale of alternative fuel vehicles. Eligible fuels would include biodiesel, E-85 ethanol, hydrogen and others.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 17, 2008.