Public Act 175 of 2010

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• Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on September 8, 2010, to allow liquor companies to attach instant rebate coupons, mixers or soda products to bottles for marketing purposes; authorize $50,000 wine auction licenses; and increase bootlegging penalties and enforcement measures. This is one of the revenue sources proposed to close the gap between expected revenue and desired spending (the “deficit”) in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on September 8, 2010.
    • Reported in the House on September 15, 2010, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on September 16, 2010, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2010.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on September 16, 2010, to limit the number of liquor sampling events by a vendor or manufacturer to three per month. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on September 16, 2010.
• Passed 60 to 43 in the House on September 16, 2010.
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• Received in the Senate on September 21, 2010.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on September 22, 2010, to clarify various technical references in the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 22, 2010.
• Passed 30 to 7 in the Senate on September 22, 2010, to allow liquor companies to attach instant rebate coupons, mixers or soda products to bottles for marketing purposes; authorize $50,000 wine auction licenses; and increase bootlegging penalties and enforcement measures. This is one of the revenue sources proposed to close the gap between expected revenue and desired spending (the “deficit”) in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2010.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 22, 2010.
• Passed 77 to 28 in the House on September 22, 2010, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
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• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2010.