Public Act 258 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Tupac Hunter (D) on May 28, 2008, to authorize a special beer festival license for a nonprofit organization composed primarily of licensed brewpubs. The license would allow up to 12 events each year showcasing the participants' beers and their production.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on May 28, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details and reduces the number of events allowed by the permit from 12 to six. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 27, 2008.
• Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to authorize a special beer festival license for a nonprofit organization composed primarily of licensed brewpubs. The license would allow up to 6 events each year showcasing the participants' beers and their production.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 27, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on June 27, 2008.
• Passed 104 to 0 in the House on July 23, 2008, to authorize a special beer festival license for a nonprofit organization composed primarily of licensed brewpubs. The license would allow up to 6 events each year showcasing the participants' beers and their production.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 4, 2008.