Public Act 223 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Alma Smith (D) on February 4, 2009, to give the Corrections Department the authority to release prisoners to be deported if they have served at least half of their sentence, except for those serving sentences for extremely serious crimes like murder and rape.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 4, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on September 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 15, 2009, 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 House on September 15, 2009.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on September 15, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 16, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 16, 2009.
• Passed 33 to 0 in the Senate on December 3, 2010, to give the Corrections Department the authority to release prisoners to be deported if they have served at least half of their sentence, except for those serving sentences for extremely serious crimes like murder and rape.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 10, 2010.