2016 House Bill 5987

Delay farm animal care mandate

Introduced in the House

Oct. 19, 2016

Introduced by Rep. Dan Lauwers (R-81)

To delay the effect of portions of a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5127">2009 law</a> that imposed farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Nov. 9, 2016

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 29, 2016

Amendment offered by Rep. Ed McBroom (R-108)

To eliminate not delay certain livestock care regulations.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Dec. 1, 2016

Amendment offered by Rep. Ed McBroom (R-108)

To replace the original bill with the different proposal described in the House-passed version of the bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 66 to 42 (details)

To replace a prospective regulatory regime authorized by a <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2009-HB-5127">2009 law</a> that would eventually impose specific farm animal care regulations on agricultural producers, with different regulations to be devised by a government livestock care standards board. The bill would appropriate $1.25 million for this.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 6, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture