2011 House Bill 4932 / Public Act 288

Revise Detroit powers population threshold

Introduced in the House

Sept. 13, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Jimmy Womack (D-7)

To revise the population threshold in a law that authorizes the Detroit public library system’s designation as a “cooperative library” system. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

Referred to the Committee on Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs

Oct. 20, 2011

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 8, 2011

Passed in the House 102 to 5 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 13, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Dec. 14, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the Senate 30 to 7 (details)

To revise the population threshold in a law that authorizes the Detroit public library system’s designation as a “cooperative library” system. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-30)

The vote by which the following bill was passed, so Senators who missed the first vote can vote.

The motion passed by voice vote

Received

To revise the population threshold in a law that authorizes the Detroit public library system’s designation as a “cooperative library” system. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

Passed in the Senate 31 to 7 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 20, 2011