HOUSE BILL No. 4523

 

April 28, 2015, Introduced by Rep. McBroom and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ethics.

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 118, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the administration of oaths, subpoena of

witnesses and/or examination of certain books and records by

committees and commissions of the legislature,"

 

by amending section 1 (MCL 4.101).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. Committees and commissions of or appointed by Each

 

house of the legislature may, by resolution of that house, of the

 

legislature be authorized authorize committees and commissions of

 

or appointed by that house of the legislature to administer oaths,

 

subpoena witnesses, and/or to or examine the books and records of

 

any persons, partnerships or corporations person or entity involved

 

in a matter properly before any of such committees or commissions

 

that committee or commission. Any witness who neglects or refuses

 

to obey a subpoena of any of such the authorized committees or

 


commissions, or who refuses to be sworn or testify, or who fails on

 

demand to produce any papers, books, or documents touching any

 

matter under investigation, or any witness or attorney who is

 

guilty of any contempt while in attendance at any hearing before

 

any of such the authorized committees or commissions, may be

 

punished as for contempt of the legislature.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.