Public Act 62 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Mark Jansen (R) on May 19, 2009, to transfer $9 million of tobacco lawsuit settlement revenue to the Cobo Hall authority created by Senate Bill 585.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on May 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 27, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 27, 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 in the Senate by voice vote on May 27, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (20 to 16) on May 27, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on May 27, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on May 27, 2009.
    • Motion by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 17, 2009, to discharge the Committee on Commerce from further consideration of the bill and move it directly to the House floor for immediate consideration and debate. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on June 17, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on June 17, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on June 23, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that strips out all of the specific provisions of the Senate-passed version of the bill, leaving it as a "template" for further negotiations. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on June 23, 2009.
• Passed in the House (80 to 29) on June 23, 2009, to strip out all of the specific provisions of the Senate-passed version of the bill, leaving it as a "template" or "placeholder." This is basically a procedural method of launching negotiations to work out minor differences between the House and Senate on a Cobo Hall deal. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 24, 2009.
• Failed in the Senate (0 to 35) on June 24, 2009, to concur with a House-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on June 26, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (32 to 1) on June 26, 2009, to adopt a compromise version of the bill reported by a House-Senate conference committee. The final deal includes the original provisions of this bill (transfer $9 million of tobacco lawsuit settlement revenue to a new Cobo Hall authority), and converts the transfer of Cobo Hall to the authority into a 30 year lease. See House Bill 4998 for other details of the final deal. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 26, 2009.
• Passed in the House (90 to 17) on June 26, 2009, to adopt a compromise version of the bill reported by a House-Senate conference committee. The final deal includes the original provisions of this bill (transfer $9 million of tobacco lawsuit settlement revenue to a new Cobo Hall authority), and converts the transfer of Cobo Hall to the authority into a 30 year lease. See House Bill 4998 for other details of the final deal. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 1, 2009.