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2012 House Bill 5688: Authorize municipal streetlight authority

Public Act 392 of 2012

Introduced by Rep. Maureen Stapleton D-Detroit on May 29, 2012
To authorize the creation of municipal lighting authorities, which would have the power to borrow to create and operate a streetlight system for one or more cities (primarily for Detroit). Municipalities could contract with the authority to provide this service, and offer a full faith and credit pledge to repay the authority’s debt.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs Committee on May 29, 2012
Reported in the House on May 31, 2012
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered in the House on June 6, 2012
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Maureen Stapleton D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To include provisions that would require the proposed authority to hire Detroit municipal streetlight workers under their same union contract benefits and conditions, and imposing other collective bargaining mandates.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Harvey Santana D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To restrict "revolving door" hiring by a contractor engaged by proposed authority of officials formerly employed by the city department that previously provided the streetlight service.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Harvey Santana D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To require the proposed authority to subsidize the relocation of low income residents from a portion of the city that less than 30 percent of the streetlights work.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Harvey Santana D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To require local governments served by the proposed authority to approve any changes to its proposed works plan.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Harvey Santana D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To require local governments served by the proposed authority to approve any changes to its proposed works plan.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Durhal, III D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 970 and House Bill 5705, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills would increase the Detroit city income tax and earmark some Detroit utility tax revenue to the authority, respectively.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. David Nathan D-Detroit on June 6, 2012
To limit authority contract with companies to a maximum of 10 years.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 6, 2012
Amendment offered by Rep. John Walsh R-Livonia on June 7, 2012
To impose collective bargaining mandates on the proposed authority.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 7, 2012
To authorize the creation of a Detroit streetlight authority with the power to borrow money to restore the city's streetlights, 70 percent of which are reportedly out. The bill requires passage of House Bill 5705, which would authorize earmarking Detroit utility tax revenue to pay off the new debt.
Motion in the House on June 7, 2012
To give immediate effect.
The motion passed 77 to 29 in the House on June 7, 2012.
    See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
To give the bill immediate effect.
Received in the Senate on June 12, 2012
Referred to the Senate Government Operations Committee on June 12, 2012
Reported in the Senate on June 13, 2012
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered in the Senate on June 14, 2012
To revise the board of the proposed Detroit streetlight authority. Three members would be selected by the governor, and five by the Detroit City Council. Also, to require enactment of bills allowing suspension of a required decrease in the city income, and another earmarking some city utility tax to pay the authority's debt (Senate Bill 970 and House Bill 5705) before this bill can go into effect.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 14, 2012
Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson D-Highland Park on June 14, 2012
To require enactment of a bill allowing the suspension of a required decrease in the Detroit city utility tax (House Bill 5705) before this bill can go into effect.
The amendment failed 12 to 26 in the Senate on June 14, 2012.
    See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson D-Highland Park on June 14, 2012
To remove a provision limiting to Detroit another provision allowing a city's unions to bargain for the unionization of a lighting authority's employees.
The amendment failed 12 to 26 in the Senate on June 14, 2012.
    See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".
Referred to the Senate Government Operations Committee on September 12, 2012
Substitute offered in the Senate on December 4, 2012
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 4, 2012
To authorize a Detroit streetlight authority with the power to borrow money to restore the city's streetlights, 70 percent of which are reportedly out. The bill requires passage of House Bill 5705, which would let Detroit earmark current utility tax revenue to pay off the new debt, and Senate Bill 970, which would suspend a required city income tax reduction until the new debt is paid off. It also allows Detroit's city unions to bargain for the unionization of the authority's employees.
Received in the House on December 4, 2012
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 19, 2012