Public Act 137 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Lee Gonzales (D) on June 10, 2009, to transfer $12 million in vehicle registration fees from road spending, and use the money instead to avoid reductions in non-transportation state spending in the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on June 10, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on June 11, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Lee Gonzales (D) on September 25, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on September 25, 2009.
• Passed in the House (57 to 50) on September 25, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on September 29, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 29, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 6, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 15, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on October 15, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on October 20, 2009, to transfer $12 million in vehicle registration fees from road spending, and use the money instead to avoid reductions in non-transportation state spending in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on October 20, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Agema (R) on October 27, 2009, to not divert the money from road projects to other state spending. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on October 27, 2009.
• Passed in the House (56 to 51) on October 27, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 3, 2009.