2013 House Bill 5054 / Public Act 216

Expand ban on electronic cash register dirty tricks devices

Introduced in the House

Oct. 3, 2013

Introduced by Rep. John Kivela (D-109)

To establish sentencing guidelines for the expanded scope proposed by House Bill 5050 for a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2011-SB-768">2012 law</a> banning the possession, manufacture or sale of an automated sales suppression device for falsifying the records of electronic cash registers (also called a “zapper” or “phantom-ware”).

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

Oct. 23, 2013

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 7, 2013

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Nov. 12, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Nov. 13, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 11, 2013

Amendment offered

To establish that if passed the bill will go into effect on April 1, 2014.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Dec. 12, 2013

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2013

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 21, 2013