2011 House Bill 5007 / 2012 Public Act 298

Require local road agency performance audits

Introduced in the House

Sept. 27, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Patrick Somerville (R-23)

To require the state Department of Treasury to perform “performance audits” of state money distributed to local road agencies to determine compliance with road money distribution requirements.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Nov. 9, 2011

Reported without amendment

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

Dec. 1, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To give a different state department (presumably Transportation) responsibility for the proposed audits instead of the Department of Treasury.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Dec. 6, 2011

Passed in the House 58 to 46 (details)

To require the Department of Transportation to develop procedures for deciding when and how to get “performance audits” of state money distributed to a local road agency, and allow but not require the department to get such audits.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 7, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

June 13, 2012

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of the bill that only requires audits when requested by legislative leaders.

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 14, 2012

Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)

To require the Department of Transportation to develop procedures for deciding when and how to get “performance audits” of state money distributed to a local road agency, and allow but not require the department to get such audits.

Received in the House

June 14, 2012

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

July 18, 2012

Substitute offered by Rep. Patrick Somerville (R-23)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To strip out a provision requiring audits if requested by legislative leaders.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 62 to 47 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, after adopting some changes in details.

Received

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Jim Stamas (R-98)

The motion passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 62 to 48 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, after adopting various detail changes.

Received in the Senate

Aug. 15, 2012

Passed in the Senate 27 to 10 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Aug. 23, 2012