2011 House Bill 4207 / 2012 Public Act 102

Ban residential burning of specified materials

Introduced in the House

Feb. 8, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Kenneth Kurtz (R-58)

To establish that state environmental regulators do not have the authority to ban burning household garbage from a one or two family residence.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation

Nov. 10, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 6, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one places a ban on burning some items in statute.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Dec. 15, 2011

Passed in the House 105 to 1 (details)

To establish that state environmental regulators do not have the authority to ban burning household garbage from a one or two family residence beyond what the bill would prohibit, which is plastic, rubber, foam, chemically treated wood, textiles, electronics, "hazardous materials" and chemicals.

Received in the Senate

Jan. 11, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, and Great Lakes

March 27, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

April 17, 2012

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that prohibits state departments from promulgating rules that expand the prohibitions the bill proposes, and establishes that violations involving an individual burning waste from the individual's own household are not subject to criminal penalties, but only civil penalties ranging from a warning to a $300 fine for multiple offenses.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 26 to 12 (details)

To establish that state environmental regulators do not have the authority to ban burning household garbage from a one or two family residence beyond what the bill would prohibit, which is plastic, rubber, foam, chemically treated wood, textiles, electronics, chemicals, or hazardous materials. Violations would be subject to civil penalties ranging from a warning to a $300 fine for multiple offenses.

Received in the House

April 17, 2012

April 18, 2012

Passed in the House 87 to 22 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

April 19, 2012