2003 House Bill 5120 / 2004 Public Act 62

Introduced in the House

Oct. 2, 2003

Introduced by Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R-74)

To make various technical changes to Michigan statutes to reflect the new drunk driving blood alcohol content threshold of .08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, as contained in House Bill 4247, now Public Act 61 of 2003. That bill also established penalties for driving while under the influence of certain illegal drugs, and this bill amends other statutes to reflect these penalties.

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

Oct. 22, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

Oct. 29, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. This version was subsequently superceded by another substitute with more technical changes.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R-74)

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

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Oct. 30, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Jan. 22, 2004

Reported without amendment

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

Jan. 28, 2004

Substitute offered

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

The substitute passed by voice vote

Jan. 29, 2004

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To make various technical changes to Michigan statutes to reflect the new drunk driving blood alcohol content threshold of .08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, as contained in House Bill 4247, now Public Act 61 of 2003. That bill also established penalties for driving while under the influence of certain illegal drugs, and this bill amends other statutes to reflect these penalties.

Received in the House

Feb. 3, 2004

March 25, 2004

Amendment offered by Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R-74)

To clarify certain technical requirements in the bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 99 to 7 (details)

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

Received in the Senate

March 30, 2004

March 31, 2004

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

April 12, 2004