2005 Senate Bill 350 (Authorize household mover licensure standards ) (Senate Roll Call 797)
Passed in the Senate (21 to 15) on December 7, 2006, to establish new licensure standards, procedures and fees for household movers, including moral character considerations, criminal background checks, bonding, insurance and safety regulation compliance, and more. The bill would eliminate the requirement that a company show a "need" in an area in order to get a license; would raise the statutory level at which movers are supposed to reimburse custmomers for broken items; would allow discounts for non-profits from the price-controls imposed by the state; and would extend the regulation that applies to moves of eight miles or more to all moves. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 21 in favor, 15 opposed, and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 797 at Senate Journal 93)
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The following legislators supported 2005 Senate Bill 350 (Authorize household mover licensure standards ):
The following legislators opposed 2005 Senate Bill 350 (Authorize household mover licensure standards ):
| Barcia (D) | Brater (D) | Cherry (D) | Clark-Coleman (D) | Clarke (D) | Emerson (D) |
| Jacobs (D) | Leland (D) | Olshove (D) | Prusi (D) | Schauer (D) | Scott (D) |
| Switalski (D) | Thomas (D) | Whitmer (D) |
The following legislators did not vote on 2005 Senate Bill 350 (Authorize household mover licensure standards ):
| Basham (D) | Jelinek (R) |
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1) Oh, come on! [by Mike Hignite on March 30, 2005]Licensed movers? How about licensed newsboys? Or licensed lawnmowers? Or licensed burger-flippers? Or licensed hairdressers? Oh, I forgot, we already have licensed hairdressers.
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Introduced in the Senate on March 24, 2005, to establish new licensure standards, procedures and fees for household movers, including moral character considerations, criminal background checks, bonding, insurance and safety regulation compliance, and more. The bill would eliminate the requirement that a company show a "need" in an area in order to get a license; would raise the statutory level at which movers are supposed to reimburse custmomers for broken items; would allow discounts for non-profits from the price-controls imposed by the state; and would extend the regulation that applies to moves of eight miles or more to all moves
The vote was 21 in favor, 15 opposed and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 797 at Senate Journal 93)
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