Public Act 178 of 2010

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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on December 17, 2009, 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 Senate Appropriations Committee on December 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 16, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 16, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that extends an additional fee. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 16, 2010.
• Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on September 16, 2010, 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).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 16, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 16, 2010.
    • Reported in the House on September 23, 2010, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 104 to 0 in the House on September 23, 2010, 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).
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2010.