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Public Act 388 of 2008
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- Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R) on November 13, 2008, to authorize reimbursement of store owners forced to acquire “reverse vending machines” (automated bottle and can return machines capable of capturing and destroying at least 85 percent of the “foreign” containers (those on which no deposit was paid). The bill establishes a permanent state fund but does not appropriate any money for it or specify any revenue source for it.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on November 13, 2008.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on December 10, 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 December 10, 2008.
- Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on December 11, 2008.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on December 11, 2008.
- Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on December 11, 2008.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D) on December 19, 2008, to cap the amount spent by the state on administration of the provisions of this legislative package. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on December 19, 2008.
- Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on December 11, 2008.
- Passed 100 to 0 in the House on December 19, 2008, to authorize reimbursement of store owners forced to acquire “reverse vending machines” (automated bottle and can return machines capable of capturing and destroying at least 85 percent of the “foreign” containers (those on which no deposit was paid). The bill establishes a permanent state fund but does not appropriate any money for it or specify any revenue source for it.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on December 19, 2008, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on December 19, 2008.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 25, 2008.
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1) Re: 2008 Senate Bill 1648 (Authorize (but not fund) “reverse vending machine” reimbursements ) by Admin003 on December 14, 2008
Senator Pappageorge’s statement is as follows:
I want my colleagues to know that I am fully in support of this package of bills. The purpose of the “no” vote explanation is to remind folks that when we are done with these seven bills, this is just the beginning. We created two rows of counties where there will be difficulty turning in purported 10-cent cans. That doesn’t mean that it is a wall. Those truckloads of cans that have been coming into Michigan will continue to do so, and those trucks aren’t going to turn around. What they will do instead is they will drive another 45 minutes or so to the next county: Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Livingston, Oakland, and Macomb. Particularly, in my district which straddles I-75, a whole bunch of trucks will be coming into Oakland County. This is a good first step, but we need to make sure that all of Michigan, all the storeowners in Michigan, are properly protected from fraud. Again, I applaud the sponsors of these seven bills, but I remind all of you that we are not done.
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Introduced in the Senate on November 13, 2008
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