Public Act 72 of 2010
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- Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore (R) on May 7, 2009, to increase from three months in jail to six months in jail the maximum penalty for a person who violates a regulation of a local health department or order of a local health officer.
- Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 7, 2009.
- Reported in the House on May 12, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Moore (R) on May 13, 2009, to specify that the misdemeanor penalties authorized by this law for violations of health department officer orders apply only to orders authorized by this particular law, not any order. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 13, 2009.
- Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 7, 2009.
- Passed 104 to 4 in the House on May 13, 2009.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on May 14, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on May 14, 2009.
- Reported in the Senate on May 4, 2010, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on May 14, 2009.
- Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on May 6, 2010, to increase from three months in jail to six months in jail the maximum penalty for a person who violates a regulation of a local health department or order of a local health officer. This could cover restaurant smoking violations, among many others.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 13, 2010.
Comments
1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4900 (Authorize penalty for refusing health department order ) by gypsy on May 16, 2010This is a good law and I am pleased to see it passed and signed by the Governor. I believe it is to give the Health Department more teeth in enforcing the smoking ban in restaurants, bars, and work places.
This is a good law. If you are going to give agencies (like local health departments) enforcement duties and authorities, then it is important their enforcement activities have some teeth in them.
GENEMP: You want to get the felons off the streets? Who would do law enforcement? Where would you find a lawyer if you really ever needed one? The Jail? What would we do with all those black robes just hanging there? Who would be responsibile for boarding up the windows on the capital? Winterizing it? GENEMP: When are you taking over? Oh, by the way, watch your back, there are so many laws on the books today, I'm almost sure you have already committed at least one felony. Camera phones are the greatest invention today, if only people knew how to use them.
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