2009 Senate Bill 1035 / 2010 Public Act 178

Shift criminal record database cost from agencies to citizens

Introduced in the Senate

Dec. 17, 2009

Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R-22)

To raise by $5 the amount charged by the State Police for criminal background checks (now mandated under many occupational licensure and other laws) and use that money to pay for the state Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) criminal record database. See also Senate Bill 1034.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 16, 2010

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that extends an additional fee.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To not reduce a $30 State Police fee for processing fingerprints and completing a criminal record check to $15 on Oct. 1, 2010 Under current law the fee will drop automatically, but the bill would instead extend the higher fee until 2012. It would also continue a $10 fee charged by the State Police for processing a simple name-based criminal record check (meaning no fingerprints).

Received in the House

Sept. 16, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 23, 2010

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)

To not reduce a $30 State Police fee for processing fingerprints and completing a criminal record check to $15 on Oct. 1, 2010 Under current law the fee will drop automatically, but the bill would instead extend the higher fee until 2012. It would also continue a $10 fee charged by the State Police for processing a simple name-based criminal record check (meaning no fingerprints).

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 30, 2010