LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill package aimed at helping grow small businesses, as well as amending the Michigan Liquor Control Code.
The package was signed into law on Tuesday, February 4 ahead of her rebuttal for the State of the Union.
“Today I have signed legislation into law that works on behalf of Michigan small businesses,” Whitmer said in a statement. “These businesses will now be able to expand their reach across the state, introducing more people to their product and growing Michigan’s economy.”
However, one bill in the package received a veto.
The full list of bills passed can be read below:
- Senate Bill 588 amends the Michigan Liquor Control Code to allow refunds for spirits sold by a specially designated distributor. The bill was sponsored by Senator Jeremy Moss, D – Southfield.
- House Bill 4620 allows for the issuance of special licenses to conduct liquor and spirit tastings off sight up to six times per year. The bill was sponsored by Representative Brandt Iden, R – Schoolcraft Township.
- House Bill 4621 amends the Michigan Liquor control commission to allow a vendor of spirits to provide a special licensee with certain brand logoed material and equipment. The bill was sponsored by Representative Jack O’Malley, R – Manistee.
- House Bill 4335 revises education and training requirements for cosmetology and barber licensing to allow students to substitute not more than 1,000 hours of instruction to obtain a license in the other profession. Furthermore, the bill now allows both barber and cosmetology schools to occupy the same building and facilities. The bill was sponsored by Representative Jeff Yaroch, R – Clinton Township.
The bill in this package that was vetoed was listed under Senate Bill 294, which was in regards to a proposed construction amendment.
As written, Senate Bill 294 would amend the Single State Construction Code act to prevent high school football stadium press boxes from being required to install heating units. This bill was sponsored by Senator Dale Zorn, R – Monroe.
“This legislation was drafted because the Department of Licencing and Regulatory Affairs denied an exemption to a planned press box facility because it did not comply with the Construction Code,” Whitmer said in a letter. “Legislation that makes construction in this state for everyone is not an appropriate response to a single license denial.”
A copy of the veto letter can be read online at this link.
