Public Act 173 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Andy Neumann (D) on March 19, 2009, to require municipally-owned electric and natural gas utilities to make efforts to determine which customers are senior citizens.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on March 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 31, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 31, 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 March 31, 2009.
• Passed 104 to 6 in the House on March 31, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 2, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on April 2, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 24, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on November 10, 2009, to establish a new date on which the bill will go into effect if passed. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 10, 2009.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on November 10, 2009, to require municipally-owned electric and natural gas utilities to make efforts to determine which customers are senior citizens.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 10, 2009.
• Passed 104 to 2 in the House on December 2, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 14, 2009.