2001 Senate Bill 940 / 2002 Public Act 116

Introduced in the Senate

Dec. 11, 2001

Introduced by Sen. Walter North (R-37)

To increase the penalties for threatening to or detonating explosives in stadiums, critical transportation infrastructures, or against public service providers. The bill is part of a legislative terrorism response package comprised of House Bills 5495 to 5520, and Senate Bills 930 to 960.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Feb. 5, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Feb. 6, 2002

Amendment offered by Sen. Dale Shugars (R-21)

To add gas and oil pipelines, refineries, and storage facilities, nuclear and other power plants, telephone systems, waterworks, and others to the vulnerable targets included in the law.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To increase the penalties for threatening to or detonating explosives in stadiums, critical transportation infrastructures, or against public service providers. The bill also expands the types of facilities considered vulnerable targets under the law to include stadiums, transportation infrastructure, airports, harbors, gas and oil pipelines, refineries, and storage facilities, nuclear and other power plants, telephone systems, waterworks, and others. Under current law, day care centers, health care facilities, places of worship and institutions of higher education are included. The bill is part of a legislative terrorism response package comprised of House Bills 5495 to 5520, and Senate Bills 930 to 960.

Received in the House

Feb. 6, 2002

March 6, 2002

Amendment offered

To establish a date the bill will go into effect if passed.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Gieleghem (D-31)

To include trains, aircraft, cars, trucks, and watercraft on the list of vulnerable targets which warrant enhanced sentences if attacked.

The amendment passed by voice vote

March 7, 2002

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

To increase the penalties for threatening to or detonating explosives in stadiums, critical transportation infrastructures, or against public service providers. The bill also expands the types of facilities considered vulnerable targets under the law to include stadiums, transportation infrastructure, airports, harbors, gas and oil pipelines, refineries, and storage facilities, nuclear and other power plants, telephone systems, waterworks, trains, aircraft, cars, trucks, and watercraft. Under current law, day care centers, health care facilities, places of worship and institutions of higher education are included. The bill is part of a legislative terrorism response package comprised of House Bills 5495 to 5520, and Senate Bills 930 to 960.

Received in the Senate

March 7, 2002

March 21, 2002

Amendment offered by Sen. William Van Regenmorter (R-22)

To establish a new date on which the bill will go into effect if passed.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, as amended.

Received

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, as amended.

Received in the House

March 21, 2002

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, as amended.

Passed in the House 102 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, as amended.

Signed by Gov. John Engler

March 29, 2002