Bill Text: MI SB1087 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced

Michigan Senate Bill 1087 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Agriculture: marketing; program referendum requirements; eliminate. Amends sec. 13 of 1965 PA 232 (MCL 290.663) & repeals sec. 21 of 1965 PA 232 (MCL 290.671).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-16 - Referred To Committee On Agriculture [SB1087 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-SB1087-Introduced.html

SENATE BILL NO. 1087

June 16, 2022, Introduced by Senators LAUWERS, DALEY and VICTORY and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

A bill to amend 1965 PA 232, entitled

"Agricultural commodities marketing act,"

by amending section 13 (MCL 290.663); and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 13. (1) (a) Producers in a marketing program may petition for termination of the marketing program. A petition filed under this section must be submitted not more than 30 days before or not more than 60 days after the anniversary of the date of the marketing program's inception. Upon receiving a written petition duly that is signed by 25%, or 200, of the producers affected by the marketing program, whichever is less, the director shall, within 30 days, give 10 days' notice and hold a hearing on termination of a the marketing program.

(2) (b) Within 30 days after the close of the hearings, the director, after consulting with the committee, shall issue a recommendation, give public notice, and notify all producers of record, all parties appearing at the hearing, and any other interested parties.

(3) (c) The director, upon recommending termination of a marketing program, shall, within 30 days, conduct a referendum to determine whether the affected producers assent to the proposed action. The affected producers shall be deemed to have assented to the termination of the program if If 51% or more by number of those the producers voting, representing 51% or more of the volume of those voting, vote in favor of its termination, the affected producers have assented to the termination of the marketing program.

Enacting section 1. Section 21 of the agricultural commodities marketing act, 1965 PA 232, MCL 290.671, is repealed.