2024 Senate Bill 691 / Public Act 60

Agriculture: associations and commissions; growth assessments audit requirements; modify.

An act to amend 1965 PA 232, entitled “An act relating to the marketing of agricultural commodities or agricultural commodity inputs; to provide for marketing and research programs, agreements, referendums by producers, assessments on producers, and commodity committees; and to prescribe certain functions of the department of agriculture relative thereto including powers of enforcement of this act; and to prescribe remedies and penalties,” by amending section 8 (MCL 290.658), as amended by 2002 PA 601.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The legislation amends existing laws to manage and allocate funds for agricultural marketing programs, requiring annual audits and reports, with specific provisions for smaller committees, and takes effect on June 20, 2024.

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 18, 2024

Introduced by Sens. Sam Singh (D-28) and Kevin Daley (R-26)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture

March 5, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

March 6, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 12, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

March 13, 2024

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

March 13, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

May 15, 2024

Reported without amendment

May 22, 2024

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 4, 2024

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

June 20, 2024