REPEAL OF SUNDAY HUNTING BANS
House Bill 6348
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Vear
Committee: Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
Complete to 9-18-02
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 6348 AS INTRODUCED 9-18-02
The bill would repeal two local acts: Local Act 1 of 1935, which prohibits hunting on Sunday in Hillsdale County, and Local Act 1 of 1931, which prohibits hunting on Sunday in Lenawee County.
[Note: Article IV, Section 29 of the 1963 Michigan constitution states, in part, that the legislature shall pass no local or special act where a general ("public") act can be made applicable. This section of the 1963 constitution also provides that a local or special act cannot take effect "until approved by two-thirds of the members elected and serving in each house and by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the district affected." However, the repeal of a local act requires only a majority vote by legislators in both houses, and does not require submission to the electors of the local district in question.]
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.