Public Act 89 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on February 25, 2004, to transfer $12 million of the revenue collected from a 52-cent per month cell phone tax, which is supposed to be used to create an enhanced 9-1-1 emergency phone service that works with cell phones all over the state, to instead make payments on money owed for the construction of state police radio towers and related systems. These payments now come out of the state general fund, so the transfer has the effect of using 9-1-1 cell phone tax revenue to make more general fund money available for other uses.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 25, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on March 9, 2004, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 1 in the Senate on March 10, 2004.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 10, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 10, 2004.
  • Reported in the House on March 25, 2004, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 62 to 45 in the House on March 30, 2004, to transfer $12 million of the revenue collected from a 52-cent per month cell phone tax, which is supposed to be used to create an enhanced 9-1-1 emergency phone service that works with cell phones all over the state, to instead make payments on money owed for the construction of state police radio towers and related systems. These payments now come out of the state general fund, so the transfer has the effect of using 9-1-1 cell phone tax revenue to make more general fund money available for other uses.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on April 22, 2004.