Public Act 569 of 2008

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• Introduced by Sen. Ray Basham (D) on November 6, 2008, to establish procedures that enhance and facilitate the power of local governments to use zoning laws to block the issuance of a state license to a facility that raises pheasants.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on November 6, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 2, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 3, 2008.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 4, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 4, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on December 4, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on December 9, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 103 to 2 in the House on December 18, 2008, to establish procedures that enhance and facilitate the power of local governments to use zoning laws to block the issuance of a state license to a facility that raises pheasants.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 15, 2009.