2003 House Bill 4463

Introduced in the House

March 26, 2003

Introduced by Rep. David Robertson (R-51)

To authorize a specialty license plate for breast cancer awareness, and divide the extra revenue from its sale equally among the Michigan chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Karmanos cancer institute, and the Hospice of Michigan organization.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Dec. 17, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

Dec. 18, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which tie bars it to Senate Bill 785, which would require a $15,000 start-up fee for a new fund-raising license plate and set sales goals for fund-raising plates.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Stephen Adamini (D-109)

To require recipients of the money raised by the plates to provide an annual accounting of how the money was used.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

Jan. 14, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Feb. 4, 2004

Reported without amendment

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

Feb. 11, 2004

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Feb. 12, 2004

Passed in the Senate 31 to 6 (details)

To authorize a specialty license plate for breast cancer awareness, and divide the extra revenue from its sale equally among the Michigan chapter of the American Cancer Society, the Karmanos cancer institute, and the Hospice of Michigan organization. The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 785, which would require a $15,000 start-up fee for a new fund-raising license plate and set sales goals for fund-raising plates.

Received in the House

Feb. 12, 2004

Feb. 17, 2004

Amendment offered by Rep. David Robertson (R-51)

To eliminate the tie bar to Senate Bill 785, which would codify a proposal made by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to revise the fund-raising specialty license plate program for nonprofit organizations.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 89 to 13 (details)

To pass the bill again, this time without the tie bar to Senate Bill 785, which would codify a proposal made by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to revise the fund-raising specialty license plate program for nonprofit organizations.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 18, 2004

Feb. 19, 2004

Passed in the Senate 32 to 5 (details)

To concur with the revised House-passed version of the bill, which does not have the tie bar to Senate Bill 785.

Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

March 5, 2004