2005 Senate Bill 128 / 2006 Public Act 46

Require certain sex offender neighbor notifications

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 1, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Alan Sanborn (R-11)

To require the Department of Corrections to send an e-mail to a person who has subscribed to receive notices when anyone on the convicted sex offender registry moves into or within one-mile of the subscriber’s zip code.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

May 18, 2005

Reported without amendment

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

May 19, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that allows a subscriber to get e-mails when a listed sex offender moves into a specified zip code, not within one-mile of a zip code.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 24, 2005

Passed in the Senate 34 to 2 (details)

To require the Department of Corrections to send an e-mail to a person who has subscribed to receive notices when anyone on the convicted sex offender registry moves into a zip code specified by the subscriber.

Received in the House

May 24, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Feb. 1, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 14, 2006

Amendment offered

To establish that if passed the bill will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2007.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Feb. 15, 2006

Passed in the House 94 to 12 (details)

To require the Department of Corrections to send an e-mail to a person who has subscribed to receive notices when anyone on the convicted sex offender registry moves into a zip code specified by the subscriber.

Received in the Senate

Feb. 16, 2006

Feb. 21, 2006

Passed in the Senate 34 to 2 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

March 2, 2006