HOUSE BILL NO. 4750
June 14, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Kuhn and Steele and referred to the Committee on Government
Operations.
A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled
"Legislative council act,"
by amending section 109 (MCL 4.1109) and by adding section 204h.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 109. An employee of the bureau shall not urge or oppose
2 legislation, but upon on request shall aid and assist the members
3 of the legislature by advising as to bills and resolutions and by
4 furnishing to them the fullest information upon on all matters
5 within the scope of the bureau relating to their public duties.
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1 However, the director may recommend legislation to the legislative
2 council or the law revision commission. An employee of the bureau
3 shall not reveal to any person outside the bureau the contents or
4 nature of any matter not yet published without the consent of the
5 person bringing the matter before the bureau. A substitute
6 recommended by a committee, an amendment recommended by a
7 committee, or a conference report shall be is considered published
8 when received by the clerk of the house of representatives or
9 secretary of the senate, or both, as is appropriate. The clerk of
10 the house of representatives or the secretary of the senate, as is
11 appropriate, shall notify the bureau upon on receipt of a
12 substitute, an amendment recommended by a committee, or a
13 conference committee report. A written statement as that term is
14 defined in section 204h is considered published when made available
15 to the public on the internet under section 204h.
16 Sec. 204h. (1) Notwithstanding section 204, the council shall
17 make each written statement provided to the council by a sponsoring
18 legislator available to the public on the internet.
19 (2) The written statement must be made available in the
20 shortest feasible time after the written statement is provided to
21 the council.
22 (3) This section does not alter or relinquish any copyright or
23 other proprietary interest or entitlement of this state relating to
24 any of the information made available under this section.
25 (4) The council shall not charge a fee for the information
26 provided under this section.
27 (5) As used in this section:
28 (a) "Legislatively directed spending item" means that term as
29 defined in section 364 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA
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1 431, MCL 18.1364.
2 (b) "Sponsoring legislator" means that term as defined in
3 section 364 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL
4 18.1364.
5 (c) "Written statement" means a written statement provided by
6 a sponsoring legislator regarding a legislatively directed spending
7 item under section 364 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA
8 431, MCL 18.1364.
9 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
10 unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4751 (request no.
11 02777'23) of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
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Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 4.1109