Chapter 4 — Legislature

Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 4. 186 sections in 46 act(s).

Act 46 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) Commission on Legislative Apportionment

§ 4.11 Commission on legislative apportionment; number, selection, regional distribution.

§ 4.12 Commission on legislative apportionment; membership eligibility; ineligible for election to legislature.

§ 4.13 Commission on legislative apportionment; appointment, terms, vacancies.

§ 4.14 Secretary of state as secretary of commission; duties; election of chairman or co-chairmen; rules; compensation; expenses.

§ 4.15 Commission; convening; completion of work; hearings; notice.

§ 4.16 Publication of apportionment and districting plan; inclusion of plan in public acts.

§ 4.17 Commission; disagreement on plan; submission to supreme court.

§ 4.18 Elector's application for review of plan, supreme court powers.

§ 4.19 Effective date.

§ 4.20 Repeal.

Act 67 of 1877 Organization of Legislature

§ 4.41 Legislature, members elect; delivery of list by secretary of state, time; designation by districts.

§ 4.42 Convening of legislature, time, organization, temporary rules.

§ 4.43 Lieutenant governor's absence, secretary to preside; roll call.

§ 4.44 Clerk to preside pending election of speaker; roll call.

§ 4.45 Secretary of senate, clerk of house; vacancies in office.

§ 4.46 Repealed. 2014, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 2014.

Act 58 of 1893 Seating in House

§ 4.61 House of representatives; assignment of seats; applicability of act.

R.S. of 1846 Revised Statutes of 1846

Chapter 2 Of the Legislature.

§ 4.82 Contempts; punishable offenses.

§ 4.83 Contempts; misdemeanor; penalty.

§ 4.84 Administration of oath of office.

§ 4.85 Oath of witnesses.

Act 118 of 1931 Powers of Legislative Committees

§ 4.101 Legislative committees; powers, punishment for contempt.

Act 127 of 1901 Oaths, Depositions, and Acknowledgments

§ 4.121 Oaths, depositions, acknowledgments; powers of legislators.

Act 304 of 1913 Oaths of Office

§ 4.141 Oaths of office; preservation.

Act 150 of 1969 Property Tax Legislation

§ 4.171 Bills affecting local revenues; fiscal note.

Act 18 of 1869 Expenses of Legislature

§ 4.181 Witnesses before legislative committees; compensation, mileage allowance.

§ 4.182 Committee expenses; payment.

§ 4.183 Sergeant at arms; traveling expenses for summoning witnesses.

§ 4.184 Incidental expenses; payment.

Act 119 of 1863 Adjournment Dates of Sessions

§ 4.201 Legislative adjournment dates since 1850; publication.

§ 4.202 Future legislative adjournment dates; publication.

Act 167 of 1943 Interim Legislative Committees

§ 4.221 Interim session legislative committees and commissions.

Act 305 of 1915 Interim Duties of Secretary and Clerk

§ 4.241 Secretary of senate and clerk of house; interim duties.

§ 4.242 Repealed. 1961, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1961.

Act 463 of 1996 Redistricting Plans

§ 4.261 Redistricting plan for senate and house of representatives; enactment by legislature; guidelines.

§ 4.261a Senate and house districts; violation of voting rights act of 1965 prohibited.

§ 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.

§ 4.263 Preparation of plan by supreme court; petition or pleadings.

§ 4.264 Filing of petition for review; duties of supreme court.

§ 4.265 Act as severable.

Act 46 of 1975 Legislative Corrections Ombudsman

§ 4.351 Definitions.

§ 4.352 Office of legislative corrections ombudsman; creation; legislative corrections ombudsman as principal executive officer; appointment; term.

§ 4.353 Procedures as to budget, expenditures, and personnel.

§ 4.354 Commencement of investigation; procedures as to complaints, investigations, hearings, and reports.

§ 4.355 Access to physical and electronic information, records, and documents; authorization to interview; inspection of premises; informal hearings; appearance; evidence.

§ 4.356 Administrative process; investigation or hearing discretionary.

§ 4.357 Notice of investigation; notice when investigation declined.

§ 4.358 Legislative council; hearing; administration of oaths, subpoena of witness, and examination of books and records.

§ 4.359 Correspondence between ombudsman and prisoner as confidential and privileged; secrecy; disclosures; exemption.

§ 4.360 Report of investigative findings; recommendations; forwarding report.

§ 4.361 Announcing critical conclusion or recommendation; publishing adverse opinions; publishing statement in defense or mitigation of action; notice of action on recommendation.

§ 4.362 Annual report.

§ 4.363 Prisoner not to be penalized for complaint, cooperation, or communication; prohibitions.

§ 4.364 Authority of ombudsman.

Act 185 of 2001 Legislative Sergeant at Arms Police Powers Act

§ 4.381 Short title.

§ 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 Meanings of words and phrases.

§ 4.412 Definitions generally.

§ 4.413 Additional definitions.

§ 4.414 Additional definitions.

§ 4.415 Additional definitions.

§ 4.416 Additional definitions.

§ 4.416a Member of legislature; lobbying after leaving or resigning from office within 2 years; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; applicability to new position or office.

§ 4.416c.added Member of the legislature; compensation for certain communications influencing legislative or administrative action; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

§ 4.416d Governor, lieutenant governor, or head of principal department of executive branch; lobbying after leaving office within 2 years; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; applicability to new position or office.

§ 4.417 Registration forms; filing; contents; failure to register; late registration fee; penalty; notice of termination.

§ 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.

§ 4.419 Preservation of accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents; inspection of records; contents of records; violation; penalty.

§ 4.420 Accounting of lobbying and expenditures; waiver; violation; penalty.

§ 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.

§ 4.422 Summaries of statements and reports.

§ 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.

§ 4.424 Enforcement of penalties; filing sworn complaint; determination of probable cause; notices; cooperation in conduct of investigations.

§ 4.425 Ordinance or resolution.

§ 4.426 Rules.

§ 4.427 Civil action; criminal prosecution.

§ 4.428 Severability.

§ 4.429 Declaratory ruling or interpretive statement.

§ 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.

§ 4.430 Effective date of MCL 4.417, 4.418, 4.419, 4.420, 4.421, 4.422, 4.423, and 4.431.

§ 4.431 Repeal of MCL 4.401 to 4.410.

Act 5 of 1948 (2nd Ex. Sess.) Compensation, Mileage, and Expenses of Legislators

§ 4.511 Legislators; definitions.

§ 4.512 Compensation.

§ 4.513 Mileage.

§ 4.514 Copies of documents; insurance benefits; expense allowance for members, house speaker.

§ 4.515 Payment of compensation, mileage and expenses.

§ 4.516 Repealed. 1966, Act 309, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967.

Act 46 of 1952 Subpoenaing Records and Files

§ 4.541 Legislative committees; inspection of records and files of state departments, boards, institutions, and agencies; subpoena duces tecum.

Act 27 of 1984 Legislative Immunity

§ 4.551 Liability of legislator in civil action.

§ 4.552 Legislator as party in contested case or other administrative proceeding.

§ 4.553 Subpoena as to statements made by legislator.

§ 4.554 Subpoena duces tecum.

§ 4.555 Conditional effective date.

Act 198 of 2016 Michigan Veterans' Facility Ombudsman

§ 4.771 Definitions.

§ 4.772 Office of Michigan veterans' facility; creation; Michigan veterans' facility ombudsman as principal executive officer; appointment.

§ 4.773 Council; approval of budget; expenditure of funds; employment of personnel.

§ 4.774 Commencement of investigation by ombudsman; interview; conditions; establishment of procedures.

§ 4.775 Access to information, records, and documents; inspection; informal hearings; appearance.

§ 4.776 Administrative remedies.

§ 4.777 Notice of decision to investigate complaint.

§ 4.778 Council; hearing.

§ 4.779 Confidentiality; disclosure; privacy provisions.

§ 4.780 Report of findings; recommendations.

§ 4.781 Report critical of person, facility, or department; consultation before submission of report; statement.

§ 4.782 Report; contents.

§ 4.783 Prohibited conduct.

§ 4.784 Scope of authority.

Act 208 of 2024 Office of the Tribal Legislative Liaison

§ 4.791 Definitions.

§ 4.792 Office of the tribal legislative liaison; creation; principal executive officer; appointment.

§ 4.793 Council; approval of budget; expenditure of funds; employment of personnel.

§ 4.794 Powers and duties of liaison.

Act 256 of 1983 Senatorial and Representative Districts

§ 4.801 Division of state into 38 senatorial districts; constitution and numbering of districts.

§ 4.802 Division of state into 110 representative districts; constitution and numbering of districts.

§ 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.

§ 4.804 Definitions.

§ 4.805 Effective dates.

Act 33 of 1993 Audits of Legislative Branch

§ 4.901 Appointment of certified public accounting firm; audits; scope and frequency; reports.

Act 268 of 1986 Legislative Council Act

Chapter 1 Legislative Council.

§ 4.1101 Short title.

§ 4.1102 Definitions.

§ 4.1103 Legislative council; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; alternates; removal; vacancies; expenses.

§ 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.

§ 4.1104a Council administrator; appointment; duties; responsibilities.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 4.1107 Legislative reference library; research services; technical and other assistance.

§ 4.1108 Legislative service bureau; drafting duties; publication of general laws in force; publication of public and local acts.

§ 4.1109 Employees not to urge or oppose legislation; duties of employees; recommendation of legislation by director; confidentiality.

§ 4.1110 Text of statutes, constitution, index, and other matter included in compiled laws; maintenance; use of materials for departmental publications.

Chapter 1A. Uniform Electronic Legal Material.

§ 4.1121 Definitions.

§ 4.1122 Applicability of chapter.

§ 4.1123 Official publisher; duties; designation of electronic record as official; compliance.

§ 4.1124 Authentication of record.

§ 4.1125 Presumption of accurate copy; recognition of record from another state; contesting authentication; burden of proof.

§ 4.1126 Preservation and security of record; requirements.

§ 4.1127 Availability of records to the public.

§ 4.1128 Official publisher; implementation; considerations.

§ 4.1129 Cooperative agreement between council administrator and supreme court administrator's office.

§ 4.1130 Application and construction of chapter; uniformity.

§ 4.1131 Laws superseded; exception.

Chapter 2 Legislative Council Funds.

§ 4.1201 Reprints; sale; disposition of money received; creation of statutes reprint publishing fund; expenditures; utilization of fund.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 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.

§ 4.1204a Legislative calendar, notices, agendas, and listing of committees; availability on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1204b Bills and resolutions; availability of text on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1204c Bill analysis; availability on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1204d House or senate fiscal agencies; availability of fiscal bill analysis on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1204e Bills and resolutions; availability of status on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1204f House and senate journals; availability of text on internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1204g House fiscal bill analysis; availability on internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited.

§ 4.1205 Repealed. 2013, Act 241, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014.

§ 4.1206 Creation and administration of funds in state treasury.

§ 4.1207 Approval of expenditures.

Chapter 3 Michigan Commission on Uniform State Laws.

§ 4.1301 Michigan commission on uniform state laws; creation; composition; meetings; purpose; annual report; expenses; continuation of commissioners appointed under former law.

Chapter 4 Michigan Law Revision Commission.

§ 4.1401 Michigan law revision commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; designation of chairperson; continuation of members appointed under former law.

§ 4.1402 Salaries and expenses of members; appointment, duties, and compensation of employees.

§ 4.1403 Duties of commission; availability of writings to public.

Chapter 5 Senate Fiscal Agency.

§ 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.

§ 4.1502 Senate Fiscal analysis; requirements.

Chapter 6 House Fiscal Agency.

§ 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.

§ 4.1602 House Fiscal analysis; requirements.

Chapter 7 Michigan Capitol Committee

§ 4.1701 Repealed. 2018, Act 638, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019.

Chapter 7A

§ 4.1751 Repealed. 2007, Act 96, Eff. Sept. 30, 2010.

Chapter 7B

§ 4.1781 Repealed. 2007, Act 98, Eff. Sept. 30, 2010.

Chapter 8 Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

§ 4.1801 Repealed. 1988, Act 100, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992.

Chapter 8A Opioid Advisory Commission

§ 4.1850 Definitions.

§ 4.1851 Opioid advisory commission; creation; membership; appointment; terms; removal; meetings; compensation; duties.

Chapter 9 Repeals.

§ 4.1901 Repeal of MCL 4.311 to 4.327.

Act 240 of 2013 Michigan State Capitol Historic Site Act

§ 4.1941 Short title.

§ 4.1942 Definitions.

§ 4.1943 Legislative findings.

§ 4.1944 Michigan state capitol historic site; establishment; boundaries; exclusive control by commission.

§ 4.1945 Michigan state capitol commission; establishment; membership; compensation; expenses; quorum; vote; compliance with open meetings act; writings subject to freedom of information act.

§ 4.1946 Commission; duties; limitation.

§ 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.

§ 4.1948 Parking facilities.

§ 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 Representative districts; division; composition; numbering.

§ 4.2001a Representative districts; division after January 1, 2013; numbering.

§ 4.2002 Senatorial districts; division; composition; numbering.

§ 4.2002a Senatorial districts; terms of office beginning after January 1, 2015.

§ 4.2003 Map; preparation by secretary of state; legal description; appropriation.

§ 4.2004 Transmission of conference committee report; filing with office of the great seal.

§ 4.2005 Applicable provisions.

§ 4.2005a Redistricting plans; principles.

§ 4.2006 “Block” and “tract” defined.

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