2011 Senate Bill 333 / Public Act 84

Require pseudoephed “instant background check”

Introduced in the Senate

April 14, 2011

Introduced by Sen. John Proos (R-21)

To require retailers selling pseudoephedrine cold medications to perform an “instant check” on the recent purchases of each customer using the “National Precursor Log Exchange” (Nplex) administered by the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI).

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

May 10, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 11, 2011

Amendment offered

To establish that a retail clerk or store's failure to comply with the bill's provision does not create grounds for a lawsuit seeking damages.

The amendment passed by voice vote

May 12, 2011

Amendment offered by Sen. John Proos (R-21)

To establish that a retailer is not required to pay a fee for using the "instant check" system.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. John Proos (R-21)

To qualify the proposed lawsuit liability by not applying it if a clerk or stores failure to comply with the bill's provisioins are a "direct and proximate" cause of damages to a plaintiff.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0

Received in the House

May 12, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

June 16, 2011

Reported without amendment

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

June 28, 2011

Substitute offered

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

June 29, 2011

Passed in the House 105 to 4 (details)

To require retailers selling pseudoephedrine cold medications to perform an “instant check” on the recent purchases of each customer using the “National Precursor Log Exchange” (Nplex) administered by the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI).

Received in the Senate

June 29, 2011

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

July 15, 2011