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Chapter 4
- LEGISLATURE
Section 4.11 ‑ Commission on legislative apportionment; number, selection, regional distribution.
Section 4.12 ‑ Commission on legislative apportionment; membership eligibility; ineligible for election to legislature.
Section 4.13 ‑ Commission on legislative apportionment; appointment, terms, vacancies.
Section 4.14 ‑ Secretary of state as secretary of commission; duties; election of chairman or co-chairmen; rules; compensation; expenses.
Section 4.15 ‑ Commission; convening; completion of work; hearings; notice.
Section 4.16 ‑ Publication of apportionment and districting plan; inclusion of plan in public acts.
Section 4.17 ‑ Commission; disagreement on plan; submission to supreme court.
Section 4.18 ‑ Elector's application for review of plan, supreme court powers.
Section 4.41 ‑ Legislature, members elect; delivery of list by secretary of state, time; designation by districts.
Section 4.42 ‑ Convening of legislature, time, organization, temporary rules.
Section 4.43 ‑ Lieutenant governor's absence, secretary to preside; roll call.
Section 4.44 ‑ Clerk to preside pending election of speaker; roll call.
Section 4.45 ‑ Secretary of senate, clerk of house; vacancies in office.
Section 4.46 ‑ Repealed. 2014, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 2014.
Section 4.61 ‑ House of representatives; assignment of seats; applicability of act.
Section 4.101 ‑ Legislative committees; powers, punishment for contempt.
Section 4.121 ‑ Oaths, depositions, acknowledgments; powers of legislators.
Act 158 of 1897 ‑ Repealed- PRESERVATION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS (4.161 - 4.163)
Section 4.181 ‑ Witnesses before legislative committees; compensation, mileage allowance.
Section 4.183 ‑ Sergeant at arms; traveling expenses for summoning witnesses.
Section 4.201 ‑ Legislative adjournment dates since 1850; publication.
Section 4.202 ‑ Future legislative adjournment dates; publication.
Section 4.221 ‑ Interim session legislative committees and commissions.
Section 4.241 ‑ Secretary of senate and clerk of house; interim duties.
Section 4.261 ‑ Redistricting plan for senate and house of representatives; enactment by legislature; guidelines.
Section 4.261a ‑ Senate and house districts; violation of voting rights act of 1965 prohibited.
Section 4.262 ‑ Jurisdiction of supreme court to decide cases or controversies involving redistricting plan; procedures for review of legislative redistricting plan; modification of plan; remand to special master.
Section 4.263 ‑ Preparation of plan by supreme court; petition or pleadings.
Section 4.264 ‑ Filing of petition for review; duties of supreme court.
Section 4.352 ‑ Office of legislative corrections ombudsman; creation; legislative corrections ombudsman as principal executive officer; appointment; term.
Section 4.353 ‑ Procedures as to budget, expenditures, and personnel.
Section 4.354 ‑ Commencement of investigation; procedures as to complaints, investigations, hearings, and reports.
Section 4.355 ‑ Access to physical and electronic information, records, and documents; authorization to interview; inspection of premises; informal hearings; appearance; evidence.
Section 4.356 ‑ Administrative process; investigation or hearing discretionary.
Section 4.357 ‑ Notice of investigation; notice when investigation declined.
Section 4.358 ‑ Legislative council; hearing; administration of oaths, subpoena of witness, and examination of books and records.
Section 4.359 ‑ Correspondence between ombudsman and prisoner as confidential and privileged; secrecy; disclosures; exemption.
Section 4.360 ‑ Report of investigative findings; recommendations; forwarding report.
Section 4.361 ‑ Announcing critical conclusion or recommendation; publishing adverse opinions; publishing statement in defense or mitigation of action; notice of action on recommendation.
Section 4.363 ‑ Prisoner not to be penalized for complaint, cooperation, or communication; prohibitions.
Act 185 of 2001 ‑ LEGISLATIVE SERGEANT AT ARMS POLICE POWERS ACT (4.381 - 4.382)
Section 4.382 ‑ Sergeant at arms; powers and duties; locations; office as law enforcement agency; training and licensure or certification requirements; report.
Act 472 of 1978 ‑ LOBBYISTS, LOBBYING AGENTS, AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (4.411 - 4.431)
Section 4.416a ‑ Resignation from office; lobbying during remainder of term; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 4.417 ‑ Registration forms; filing; contents; failure to register; late registration fee; penalty; notice of termination.
Section 4.418 ‑ Signed report; filing; form; extension; filing amended report; contents of report; reporting expenditures for food and beverage; failure to report; late filing fee; penalty; reporting activities of employee lobbyist agent; report to elected public official; preservation and destruction of statements and reports.
Section 4.419 ‑ Preservation of accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents; inspection of records; contents of records; violation; penalty.
Section 4.420 ‑ Accounting of lobbying and expenditures; waiver; violation; penalty.
Section 4.421 ‑ Employment of lobbyist agent for compensation contingent on outcome of administrative or legislative action; gifts, loans, or preferential interest rates; selling or utilizing certain information for commercial purpose; compensation or reimbursement of public official engaging in lobbying; violations; penalties.
Section 4.423 ‑ Statement or report; determination of filing; deadline for filing; notice of error or omission; notice of failure to file; failure to give notice; making corrections; reporting errors, omissions, or failure to file; copy; investigations and hearings.
Section 4.424 ‑ Enforcement of penalties; filing sworn complaint; determination of probable cause; notices; cooperation in conduct of investigations.
Section 4.429a ‑ Adjustment of monetary amounts established for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties; applicability, determination, and announcement of adjustments; approximation if index unavailable.
Section 4.430 ‑ Effective date of MCL 4.417, 4.418, 4.419, 4.420, 4.421, 4.422, 4.423, and 4.431.
Act 5 of 1947 ‑ Repealed- COMPENSATION, MILEAGE, AND EXPENSES OF LEGISLATORS (4.501 - 4.508)
Section 4.514 ‑ Copies of documents; insurance benefits; expense allowance for members, house speaker.
Section 4.541 ‑ Legislative committees; inspection of records and files of state departments, boards, institutions, and agencies; subpoena duces tecum.
Section 4.552 ‑ Legislator as party in contested case or other administrative proceeding.
Act 77 of 1953 ‑ Repealed- SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS (4.601 - 4.602)
Act 162 of 1960 ‑ Repealed- DATA PROCESSING; COMPENSATION OF LEGISLATORS AND STATE OFFICERS (4.689 - 4.689)
Act 194 of 1961 ‑ Repealed- COMPENSATION OF STATE OFFICERS; LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMISSION (4.698 - 4.702)
Act 241 of 1962 ‑ Repealed- COMPENSATION OF STATE OFFICERS AND LEGISLATORS; LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMISSION (4.718 - 4.721)
Act 230 of 1963 ‑ Repealed- VEHICLE AND DRIVER RECORDS; COMPENSATION OF STATE OFFICERS, LEGISLATORS, AND STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS; STATE RESEARCH FUND (4.740 - 4.746)
Act 277 of 1964 ‑ Repealed- VEHICLE AND DRIVER RECORDS; COMPENSATION OF STATE OFFICERS, LEGISLATORS, AND STATE BOARD OF ASSESSORS; STATE RESEARCH FUND (4.760 - 4.765)
Section 4.772 ‑ Office of Michigan veterans' facility; creation; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman as principal executive officer; appointment.
Section 4.773 ‑ Council; approval of budget; expenditure of funds; employment of personnel.
Section 4.774 ‑ Commencement of investigation by ombudsman; interview; conditions; establishment of procedures.
Section 4.775 ‑ Access to information, records, and documents; inspection; informal hearings; appearance.
Section 4.781 ‑ Report critical of person, facility, or department; consultation before submission of report; statement.
Section 4.801 ‑ Division of state into 38 senatorial districts; constitution and numbering of districts.
Section 4.802 ‑ Division of state into 110 representative districts; constitution and numbering of districts.
Section 4.803 ‑ Maps and legal descriptions of districts; conveyance by secretary of state to legislature and governor; supplemental appropriation for costs; appropriations and expenditures subject to MCL 21.501 to 21.531.
Section 4.901 ‑ Appointment of certified public accounting firm; audits; scope and frequency; reports.
268‑1986‑1 ‑ CHAPTER 1 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (4.1101...4.1110)
Section 4.1103 ‑ Legislative council; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; alternates; removal; vacancies; expenses.
Section 4.1104 ‑ Legislative council; election of chairperson and alternate chairperson; meetings; notice; rules; quorum; report; oaths; subpoena of witnesses; examination of books and records; creation of subcommittees; expenses; availability of writings to public.
Section 4.1104a ‑ Council administrator; appointment; duties; responsibilities.
Section 4.1105 ‑ Legislative service bureau; creation; bill drafting, research, and other services; organization; appointment of director to serve at pleasure of council; duties, qualifications, and compensation of director.
Section 4.1106 ‑ Director as chief administrative officer of bureau; employment and compensation of employees; employees as nontenured, at-will employees; discipline, transfer, demotion, or summary discharge of employee; management of bureau; expenses; responsibilities of council.
Section 4.1107 ‑ Legislative reference library; research services; technical and other assistance.
Section 4.1108 ‑ Legislative service bureau; drafting duties; publication of general laws in force; publication of public and local acts.
Section 4.1109 ‑ Employees not to urge or oppose legislation; duties of employees; recommendation of legislation by director; confidentiality.
Section 4.1110 ‑ Text of statutes, constitution, index, and other matter included in compiled laws; maintenance; use of materials for departmental publications.
268‑1986‑1A. ‑ CHAPTER 1A. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL. (4.1121...4.1131)
Section 4.1123 ‑ Official publisher; duties; designation of electronic record as official; compliance.
Section 4.1125 ‑ Presumption of accurate copy; recognition of record from another state; contesting authentication; burden of proof.
Section 4.1129 ‑ Cooperative agreement between council administrator and supreme court administrator's office.
268‑1986‑2 ‑ CHAPTER 2 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FUNDS. (4.1201...4.1207)
Section 4.1201 ‑ Reprints; sale; disposition of money received; creation of statutes reprint publishing fund; expenditures; utilization of fund.
Section 4.1202 ‑ Statutes compilation fund; creation; administration; expenditures; disposition of money received from sale of compilations and public and local acts volumes; utilization of fund; price of publications.
Section 4.1203 ‑ Michigan register fund; creation; administration; expenditures; disposition of money received from sale of Michigan register and amounts paid by state agencies; use of fund; price of Michigan register; availability of text on internet; copyright or other proprietary interest; fee prohibited; definition.
Section 4.1204 ‑ Access to computerized council legislative databases and information; rules; conditions and restrictions; creation and administration of legislative computer information fund; expenditures; disposition of money received; utilization of fund; availability of database search and retrieval system on Internet; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204a ‑ Legislative calendar, notices, agendas, and listing of committees; availability on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204b ‑ Bills and resolutions; availability of text on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204c ‑ Bill analysis; availability on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204d ‑ House or senate fiscal agencies; availability of fiscal bill analysis on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204e ‑ Bills and resolutions; availability of status on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204f ‑ House and senate journals; availability of text on internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1204g ‑ House fiscal bill analysis; availability on internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.
Section 4.1206 ‑ Creation and administration of funds in state treasury.
268‑1986‑3 ‑ CHAPTER 3 MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. (4.1301...4.1301)
Section 4.1301 ‑ Michigan commission on uniform state laws; creation; composition; meetings; purpose; annual report; expenses; continuation of commissioners appointed under former law.
268‑1986‑4 ‑ CHAPTER 4 MICHIGAN LAW REVISION COMMISSION. (4.1401...4.1403)
Section 4.1401 ‑ Michigan law revision commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; designation of chairperson; continuation of members appointed under former law.
Section 4.1402 ‑ Salaries and expenses of members; appointment, duties, and compensation of employees.
Section 4.1403 ‑ Duties of commission; availability of writings to public.
268‑1986‑5 ‑ CHAPTER 5 SENATE FISCAL AGENCY. (4.1501...4.1502)
Section 4.1501 ‑ Senate fiscal agency; creation; purpose; government; availability of writings to public; confidentiality; definitions; employees as nontenured, at-will employees; discipline, transfer, demotion, suspension, or summary discharge of employee.
268‑1986‑6 ‑ CHAPTER 6 HOUSE FISCAL AGENCY. (4.1601...4.1602)
Section 4.1601 ‑ House fiscal agency; creation; purpose; governing committee; availability of writings to public; confidentiality; definitions; financial statements; employees as nontenured, at-will employees; discipline, transfer, demotion, suspension, or summary discharge of employee.
268‑1986‑7 ‑ CHAPTER 7 MICHIGAN CAPITOL COMMITTEE (4.1701... 4.1702)
268‑1986‑8 ‑ CHAPTER 8 COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. (4.1801...4.1807)
268‑1986‑8A ‑ CHAPTER 8A OPIOID ADVISORY COMMISSION (4.1850...4.1851)
Section 4.1851 ‑ Opioid advisory commission; creation; membership; appointment; terms; removal; meetings; compensation; duties.
Act 240 of 2013 ‑ MICHIGAN STATE CAPITOL HISTORIC SITE ACT (4.1941 - 4.1949)
Section 4.1944 ‑ Michigan state capitol historic site; establishment; boundaries; exclusive control by commission.
Section 4.1945 ‑ Michigan state capitol commission; establishment; membership; compensation; expenses; quorum; vote; compliance with open meetings act; writings subject to freedom of information act.
Section 4.1947 ‑ Michigan state capitol historic site fund; creation within state treasury; deposit of money or other assets into fund; investment; money remaining at end of fiscal year; administration; expenditures.
Section 4.1949 ‑ State capitol parking fund; creation within state treasury; deposit of money or other assets; investment; money remaining at end of fiscal year; administration; expenditures.
Act 116 of 2001 ‑ REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORIAL DISTRICTS (4.2001 - 4.2006)
Section 4.2001 ‑ Representative districts; division; composition; numbering.
Section 4.2001a ‑ Representative districts; division after January 1, 2013; numbering.
Section 4.2002 ‑ Senatorial districts; division; composition; numbering.
Section 4.2002a ‑ Senatorial districts; terms of office beginning after January 1, 2015.
Section 4.2003 ‑ Map; preparation by secretary of state; legal description; appropriation.
Section 4.2004 ‑ Transmission of conference committee report; filing with office of the great seal.