Public Act 107 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Alma Smith (D) on September 2, 2009, to eliminate a 2009 sunset on a state special alternative incarceration program ("boot camp" type program). The program is sometimes required as a condition of probation, where the alternative is commitment to a real prison..
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on September 2, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on September 9, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Darwin Booher (R) on September 10, 2009, to not eliminate the sunset but extend to Sept. 30, 2012. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 10, 2009.
• Passed 65 to 40 in the House on September 10, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 15, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15, 2009.
    • Motion by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R) on September 30, 2009. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 30, 2009.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 30, 2009, to extend the sunset for one year, and revise the types of prisoners eligible. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 30, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on September 30, 2009, to only apply the revised criteria for which prisoners can be assigned to the program starting Oct. 1, 2009`. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 30, 2009.
• Passed 34 to 2 in the Senate on September 30, 2009, to extend for one year a 2009 sunset on a state special alternative incarceration program ("boot camp" type program), and limit the types of prisoners and sentences who can be placed in these.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 30, 2009.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on September 30, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which extends the sunset for one year, and revises the types of prisoners eligible.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on October 1, 2009.