HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION S


     May 25, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Hanley and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Law and Ethics.


        A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, by amending section 26 of article IV, to pro-

   vide for concurrence of not less than 2/3 of the members of each

   house to pass legislation on or after election day.

        Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

   state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, to provide for concurrence of not less than

   2/3 of the members of each house to pass legislation on or after

   election day, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people

   of the state:

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                                  ARTICLE IV

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           Sec. 26.  (1) No bill shall be passed or become a law at any

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      regular session of the legislature until it has been printed or

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      reproduced and in the possession of each house for at least five

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      days.  Every bill shall be read three times in each house before


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      the final passage  thereof  OF THE BILL.  No  EXCEPT AS

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      OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CONSTITUTION, NO bill shall become a

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      law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected

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      to and serving in each house.  On the final passage of bills, the

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      votes and names of the members voting thereon shall be entered in

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      the journal.

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           (2) IN EVEN NUMBERED YEARS, A BILL PASSED BY ONE OR BOTH

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      HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE ON OR AFTER THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE

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      FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER SHALL NOT BECOME LAW WITHOUT THE CONCUR-

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      RENCE OF NOT LESS THAN 2/3 OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO AND SERVING

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      IN EACH HOUSE.

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           Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be sub-

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      mitted to the people of the state at the next general election in

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      the manner provided by law.





























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