FINAL PASSAGE

HB 4817 (Lipton)

The bills (HB 4917-4819) would amend statutes dealing with state economic development programs focusing on high technology and on new and developing energy sectors in order to make enterprises engaged in the development of "green chemistry" eligible for grants, tax credits, and other benefits that are available to participants in the programs.

• Committee substitute H-1 adopted
• HB 4817 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4817 was passed [RC 240: 100 yes, 9 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4818 (Kennedy)

• Committee substitute H-1 adopted
• McMillin 1A not adopted
• McMillin 1B not adopted
• HB 4818 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4818 was passed [RC 241: 100 yes, 9 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4819 (Scripps)

• Committee substitute H-1 adopted
• HB 4819 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4819 was passed [RC 242: 100 yes, 9 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4918 (Rick Jones)

The legislation (HB 4918-4921) would amend various acts to revise provisions that currently treat certain drug offenders differently from others convicted for controlled substances violations, apply current penalties to attempting to commit a violation, allow life probation for low-level drug offenses to continue for persons convicted prior to 2002 revisions, and repeal a provision in the health code mandating enhanced penalties for certain controlled substances violations. 

• HB 4918 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4918 was passed [RC 243: 109 yes, 0 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4919 (Scripps)

• HB 4919 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4919 was passed [RC 244: 107 yes, 2 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4920 (Johnson)

• HB 4920 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4920 was passed [RC 245: 109 yes, 0 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4921 (Kowall)

• HB 4921 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4921 was passed [RC 246: 109 yes, 0 no]
• IE was ordered

HB 4237 (Angerer)

House Bill 4237 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to place into sentencing guidelines the following new felony crimes created by the Reverse Vending Machine Antifraud Act (Public Act 387 of 2008, created by House Bill 5147) and recent revisions to the Bottle Bill made by Public Act 384 of 2008 (created by House Bill 6441 of 2008):

• Committee amendment adopted
• HB 4237 advanced to 3rd Reading
• HB 4237 was passed [RC 247: 109 yes, 0 no]
• IE was ordered