HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION G
September 26, 2023, Introduced by Rep. Tisdel and referred to the Committee on Government
Operations.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 9 of article I, to
prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude for the punishment of
crime.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude
for the punishment of crime, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted
to the people of the state:
1 ARTICLE I
2 Sec. 9. Neither slavery , nor involuntary servitude unless for
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1 the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state.
2 Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
3 submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
4 in the manner provided by law.
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