Public Act 146 of 2012

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• Introduced by Sen. John Pappageorge (R) on October 20, 2011, to prohibit the possession, manufacture or sale of an automated sales suppression device (also called a “zapper” or “phantom-ware”), defined as a “software program carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc . . . that falsifies the electronic records of electronic cash registers and other point-of-sale systems”.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 20, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 9, 2011, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 1, 2011, to prohibit the possession, manufacture or sale of an automated sales suppression device (also called a “zapper” or “phantom-ware”), defined as a “software program carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc . . . that falsifies the electronic records of electronic cash registers and other point-of-sale systems”.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 1, 2011.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on December 1, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on April 17, 2012, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on May 3, 2012. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 3, 2012.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on May 10, 2012, to prohibit the possession, manufacture or sale of an automated sales suppression device (also called a “zapper” or “phantom-ware”), defined as a “software program carried on a memory stick or removable compact disc . . . that falsifies the electronic records of electronic cash registers and other point-of-sale systems”.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 15, 2012.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 15, 2012.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on May 30, 2012.