2023 Senate Bill 508 / Public Act 196

Agriculture: products; certain fees for farm produce insurance authority board; revise.

An act to amend 2003 PA 198, entitled “An act to provide insurance to farm produce producers against losses from the failure of grain dealers; to establish a farm produce insurance authority; to prescribe the powers and duties of the authority and its board; to establish a farm produce insurance fund; to provide for assessments on certain producers of farm products; to impose a fee for regulation of grain dealers and enforcement activities; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officers; to authorize the promulgation of rules; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 7 (MCL 285.317), as amended by 2016 PA 264.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bill 508 would amend section 7 of the Farm Produce Insurance Act to specify the amount a voting member of the Farm Produce Insurance Authority board may receive as per diem compensation and mileage reimbursement for attending board meetings or performing duties on behalf of the authority. The bill would limit the reimbursement amount established by the board to $75 for per diem compensation and mileage reimbursement.

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 19, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-12)

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Sept. 26, 2023

Reported without amendment

Sept. 27, 2023

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

Sept. 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Oct. 11, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 18, 2023

Passed in the House 56 to 54 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 19, 2023

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 7, 2023