2013 House Bill 4380

Repeal registration for foresters

Introduced in the House

March 6, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Hugh Crawford (R-38)

To repeal statutory references to registered foresters. House Bill 4281 would repeal registration provisions for foresters.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

March 19, 2013

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 21, 2013

Passed in the House 105 to 5 (details)

Received in the Senate

April 9, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Oct. 15, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 11, 2014

Amendment offered

To define registered foresters as "qualified" foresters; see Senate-passed bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)

To repeal statutory references to registered foresters. House Bill 4281 would repeal registration provisions for foresters. The bill leaves in place a revised definition of "qualified" forester, which means someone qualified to attest that a piece of forest property qualifies for certain property tax breaks.

Received in the House

June 12, 2014

Passed in the House 59 to 51 (details)

Vetoed by Gov. Rick Snyder

July 2, 2014

Received in the House

Aug. 27, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform