2005 House Bill 4919 / 2006 Public Act 629

Make SOCC statute conform with Constitution

Introduced in the House

June 14, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Mary Waters (D-4)

To revise the statute governing the State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC), which determines salaries and expense allowances for legislators, the governor, and the justices of the Supreme Court, so that it conforms with a recent change in the state constitution which added the attorney general and the secretary of state to this list.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Elections, and Ethics

June 22, 2005

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 28, 2005

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 29, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform

Dec. 14, 2006

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To revise the statute governing the State Officers Compensation Commission (SOCC), which determines salaries and expense allowances for legislators, the governor, and the justices of the Supreme Court, so that it conforms with a recent change in the state constitution which added the attorney general and the secretary of state to this list.

Received in the House

Dec. 14, 2006

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

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 31, 2006