2015 Senate Bill 473 / 2016 Public Act 43

Revise tobacco lawsuit assessment law

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 10, 2015

Introduced by Sen. Peter MacGregor (R-28)

To require the Department of Treasury to share with the Attorney General information it obtains that is relevant to the enforcement of the law that imposes assessments on tobacco companies that were not parties to 1998 tobacco lawsuit master settlement agreement (which compelled companies to pay hundreds of billions of dollars to states for decades into the future).

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

Dec. 3, 2015

Reported without amendment

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

Dec. 10, 2015

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 10, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 17, 2016

Reported without amendment

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

March 2, 2016

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

To require the Department of Treasury to share with the Attorney General information it obtains that is relevant to the enforcement of the law that imposes assessments on tobacco companies that were not parties to 1998 tobacco lawsuit master settlement agreement (which compelled companies to pay hundreds of billions of dollars to states for decades into the future).

Received in the Senate

March 3, 2016

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

March 15, 2016