Businesses: business corporations; protection of corporate names; include historically black colleges and universities. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 269 (MCL 430.51). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5448'21
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2021
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced Oct 20, 2021
Signed Dec 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Dec 9, 2021 · House Nov 10, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Dec 9, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Dec 15, 2021
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 12/27/2021 12:36 PM
lower
Dec 15, 2021
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 12/23/2021 10:24 AM
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced
returned from Senate without amendment
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 479 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Dec 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Dec 1, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Dec 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
upper
Nov 30, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CAREER READINESS
upper
Nov 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 553 Yeas 103 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4
lower
Oct 26, 2021
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Oct 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Committee
referred to Committee on Education
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced
introduced by Representative Joe Tate
lower
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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