Public Act 147 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Michael Lahti (D) on May 26, 2009, to require that state agencies placing an image of Michigan in maps, forms, brochures, pamphlets, commemorative items, etc. to include the Upper Peninsula in the depiction.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on May 26, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on July 14, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Michael Lahti (D) on August 19, 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 August 19, 2009.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on August 19, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on August 26, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on August 26, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 7, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 33 to 0 in the Senate on October 29, 2009, to require that state agencies placing an image of Michigan in maps, forms, brochures, pamphlets, commemorative items, etc. to include the Upper Peninsula in the depiction.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 19, 2009.