Public Act 51 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on February 19, 2009, to add the Eurasian Ruffe, round goby, tubenose goby, quagga mussel and zebra mussel to a list of banned species in a law banning their introduction into the state, remove yellow flag iris from the list, and also authorize adding crustaceans and birds to be named later to the ban list.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on February 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 19, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 24, 2009. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 24, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 24, 2009, to add the cylindro, fanwort, and starry stonewort to the ban list. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 24, 2009.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on March 25, 2009, to add the Eurasian Ruffe, round goby, tubenose goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel, cylindro, fanwort, and starry stonewort to a list of banned species in a law banning their introduction into the state, remove yellow flag iris from the list, and also authorize adding crustaceans and birds to be named later to the ban list.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 25, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on March 25, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on May 14, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 4, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details of the species added to the list, and tie-barring the bill to House Bill 4579. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 4, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D) on June 4, 2009, to remove a reference to the Department of Natural Resources, reflecting the passage of House Bill 4579 delegate power to the Natural Resources Commission to add or delete species from the list. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 4, 2009.
• Passed 105 to 1 in the House on June 4, 2009, to add the Eurasian Ruffe, round goby, Eurasion collared dove, tubenose goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel, cylindro, fanwort, starry stonewort, rusty crayfish and several snail species to a list of banned species in a law banning their introduction into the state, remove yellow flag iris from the list, and also authorize adding crustaceans and birds to be named later to the ban list. The bill is "tie-barred" to House Bill 4579, which would to delegate power to the Natural Resources Commission to add or delete species from the list, except that the legislature would retain authority on insects and plants.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 16, 2009.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on June 16, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 23, 2009.