2006 House Bill 5643 / Public Act 127

Extend time limit on inmate reimbursement filings

Introduced in the House

Feb. 7, 2006

Introduced by Rep. Bill Caul (R-99)

To extend from one year to six years the time limit that counties have to seek reimbursement from an inmate of the county jail for the cost of imprisonment and care.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 1, 2006

Reported without amendment

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

March 9, 2006

Amendment offered

To extend the reimbursement period from one year to three years, not six years.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Condino (D-35)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4811, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4811 would repeal Michigan's ban on suing the maker of prescription drugs that have been approved by the FDA, unless there was fraud involved.

The amendment failed by voice vote

March 14, 2006

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

To extend from one year to three years the time limit that counties have to seek reimbursement from an inmate of the county jail for the cost of imprisonment and care.

Received

To give the bill immediate effect.

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 15, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 29, 2006

Reported without amendment

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

March 30, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that changes the the reimbursement period back to six years, not the three year deadline passed by the House.

The substitute passed by voice vote

April 18, 2006

Passed in the Senate 32 to 5 (details)

To extend from one year to six years the time limit that counties have to seek reimbursement from an inmate of the county jail for the cost of imprisonment and care.

Received in the House

April 18, 2006

April 19, 2006

Passed in the House 104 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which extends the jail cost recovery deadline to six years.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

May 2, 2006