2013 House Bill 4344 / Public Act 170

Revise special Detroit powers population threshold

Introduced in the House

Feb. 28, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Thomas Stallworth (D-7)

To revise the population threshold in a law that gives Detroit the power to define a fire arson investigator as a police officer. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two-thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government

June 6, 2013

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 12, 2013

Amendment offered by Rep. John Walsh (R-19)

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 13, 2013

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 18, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Sept. 10, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 26, 2013

Amendment offered

To establish that the Detroit Chief of Police is automatically deemed to be a state certified peace officer, and extend certification to an person employed as a police officer in another state within the past year if that state has certification standards substantially the same as Michigan's.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To revise the population threshold in a law that gives Detroit the power to define a fire arson investigator as a police officer. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two-thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000. Also, to establish that the Detroit Chief of Police is automatically deemed to be a state certified peace officer, and extend certification to an person employed as a police officer in another state within the past year if that state has certification standards substantially the same as Michigan's, to establish that the Detroit Chief of Police is automatically deemed to be a state certified peace officer, and extend certification to an person employed as a police officer in another state within the past year if that state has certification standards substantially the same as Michigan's.

Received in the House

Sept. 26, 2013

Oct. 23, 2013

Amendment offered by Rep. Amanda Price (R-89)

To revise details of the provision establishing reciprocal licensing with states that have substantially the same standars.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 1 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Received in the Senate

Oct. 24, 2013

Nov. 5, 2013

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Nov. 18, 2013