2003 House Bill 5218 / Public Act 318

Introduced in the House

Oct. 30, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Ken Daniels (D-2)

To authorize cities to establish administrative hearings bureaus, which could only accept admissions of responsibility and the payment of fines for quality of life violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Nov. 6, 2003

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 2, 2003

Passed in the House 96 to 9 (details)

To authorize cities to establish administrative hearings bureaus, which could only accept admissions of responsibility and the payment of fines for blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 3, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 11, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 16, 2003

Amendment offered

To clarify that the proposed hearings bureau could only hear the blight offenses proposed by the bills.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Dec. 17, 2003

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To authorize cities to establish administrative hearings bureaus, which could only accept admissions of responsibility and the payment of fines for blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.

Received in the House

Dec. 17, 2003

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2003

Amendment offered by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R-33)

To remove amendment adopted earlier which clarified that the proposed hearings bureau could only hear the blight offenses proposed by the bills.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To authorize cities to establish administrative hearings bureaus, which could only accept admissions of responsibility and the payment of fines for blight violations, as proposed by House Bill 5216.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 31, 2003