2013 House Bill 4277 / Public Act 236

Require expeditious liquor license issue

Introduced in the House

Feb. 19, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Ray Franz (R-101)

To require the Liquor Control Commission to issue a conditional liquor license for a new beer-and-wine retail merchant, or the transfer of an existing restaurant or bar's license, within 20 days of an applicant submitting all the necessary paperwork, fees, “proof of financial responsibility,” etc. This license would cost a business an extra $300 and expire after one year, or when the regular license is approved or denied, whichever comes first.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

March 12, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 20, 2013

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Andy Schor (D-68)

The amendment failed by voice vote

March 21, 2013

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

April 9, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Oct. 29, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 7, 2013

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of the bill that adds some additional conditions and restrictions on the proposed expedited licenses, and which inserts a "tie-bar" provision removed by the House that prohibits this bill from going into law unless a number of modest liquor control reform bills also go into law.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To require the Liquor Control Commission to issue a conditional liquor license for a new beer-and-wine retail merchant, or the transfer of an existing restaurant or bar's license, within 20 days of an applicant submitting all the necessary paperwork, fees, “proof of financial responsibility,” etc. This license would cost a business an extra $300 and expire after one year, or when the regular license is approved or denied, whichever comes first.

Received in the House

Nov. 7, 2013

Nov. 13, 2013

Amendment offered

To strip-out a "tie-bar" provision that prohibits this bill from going into law unless a number of modest liquor control reform bills also go into law.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, after reinserting the "tie-bar" requiring enactment of several other modest liquor control reform bills for this one to go into effect.

Received in the Senate

Nov. 14, 2013

Dec. 12, 2013

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, after the House re-inserted the tie-bar provisions it had previously removed.

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2013

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Jim Stamas (R-98)

To reconsider the House vote to concur with the Senate substitute.

The motion passed by voice vote

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Jim Stamas (R-98)

To reconsider the House vote to remove the Senate substitute that stripped-out a House-passed provision which prohibits this bill from going into law unless a number of modest liquor control reform bills also go into law.

The motion passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Hugh Crawford (R-38)

To remove some Senate bills from the proposed "tie bar" provision and replacing them with identical or similar House bills.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Hugh Crawford (R-38)

To establish that if enacted the bill would go into effect on May 22, 2014.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 107 to 1 (details)

To pass the bill again, after adding-back the "tie bar" provisions inserted by the Senate and later removed by the House.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 21, 2013