2015 Senate Bill 637 / 2016 Public Act 166

Expand grass seed seller regulations

Introduced in the Senate

Dec. 3, 2015

Introduced by Sen. Joe Hune (R-22)

To revise details of a 1965 law that imposes a testing and labeling mandate on grass seed sellers. The bill would require cool season lawn and turf seed mixtures to include a "sell by" date, and ban selling them if a state-mandated germination test was more than 15 months earlier.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

April 19, 2016

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

April 20, 2016

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

April 20, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

May 4, 2016

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 12, 2016

Passed in the House 99 to 9 (details)

To revise details of a 1965 law that imposes a testing and labeling mandate on grass seed sellers. The bill would require cool season lawn and turf seed mixtures to include a "sell by" date, and ban selling them if a state-mandated germination test was more than 15 months earlier.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 8, 2016