2005 Senate Bill 134 / Public Act 207

Penalty for false “Amber Alert”

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 1, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Nancy Cassis (R-15)

To provide sentencing guidelines for the crime proposed by Senate Bill 74 of making a false child abduction report.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 9, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 16, 2005

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

March 16, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Oct. 5, 2005

Reported without amendment

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

Oct. 6, 2005

Amendment offered

To establish that if passed the bill will go into effect on February 1, 2006.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To provide sentencing guidelines for the crime proposed by Senate Bill 74 of making a false child abduction report.

Received in the Senate

Oct. 11, 2005

Received in the House

Oct. 19, 2005

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Chris Ward (R-66)

The motion passed by voice vote

Oct. 20, 2005

Substitute offered by Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R-74)

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

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

To provide sentencing guidelines for the crime proposed by Senate Bill 74 of making a false child abduction report.

In the Senate

Oct. 27, 2005

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Nov. 11, 2005