Bill Text: MI HB5224 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Legislature; legislative agencies; requirement for certain printed publications distributed to legislators; eliminate. Amends secs. 2, 6, 30 & 37 of 1899 PA 44 (MCL 24.2 et seq.).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-11 - Printed Bill Filed 08/05/2009 [HB5224 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB5224-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5224

 

August 4, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Opsommer and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1899 PA 44, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the publication and distribution of

publications, laws, and documents, reports of the several officers,

boards of officers and public institutions of this state now or

hereafter to be published; to provide for the replacing of

publications lost by fire or otherwise; to provide for the

publication and distribution of the Michigan manual; to provide for

duties of certain state and local government departments and

agencies; to establish certain funds; and to provide for certain

penalties and remedies,"

 

by amending sections 2, 6, 30, and 37 (MCL 24.2, 24.6, 24.30, and

 

24.37), section 2 as amended by 2004 PA 15, section 6 as amended by

 

1983 PA 97, and sections 30 and 37 as amended by 1995 PA 179.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2. (1) The legislative service bureau, at the direction

 

of the legislative council, shall publish at least 1 print copy of

 

the publication containing the public and local acts of each

 

session of the legislature. The legislative service bureau shall

 

also make the publication containing the public and local acts of

 

each session of the legislature available on the internet.

 

     (2) There The legislative service bureau may be published

 

publish additional copies of the public and local acts as the

 

legislative service bureau, upon the direction of the legislative

 

council, considers necessary. Unless otherwise directed by the

 

legislative service bureau, these copies shall be deposited with

 

the department of management and budget for sale and future

 

distribution.

 

     (3) The legislative service bureau may prepare, at not less

 

than the actual cost, reprints of laws upon particular subjects for

 

printing and distribution. The department of treasury shall publish

 

and distribute all pamphlets of the general tax law or of all other

 

laws relating to the revenues of the state.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "publication" or "published"

 

"publish" means the production and dissemination of information in

 

print, microfilm, microfiche, or electronic form.

 

     Sec. 6. (1) The official journal of the senate and house of

 

representatives shall be printed in highland type or equivalent,

 

same size of page as that of the journals of 1929, and not to

 

exceed 500 copies shall be printed and bound, in volumes of

 

convenient size, to supply the following with 1 copy each:

 

     (a) Each principal state department.

 

     (b) The members of the legislature majority and minority

 

leaders of the senate, the speaker and the minority leader of the

 

house of representatives, and the majority and minority floor

 

leaders of the senate and house of representatives of the year when

 

the journals are issued, the secretary, assistant secretary, and

 

clerks of the senate, and the clerk and assistant clerks of the

 

house of representatives, and the legislative service bureau.

 

     (c) The library of congress.

 

     (d) The clerk of the state supreme court.

 

     (e) State supported universities or colleges.

 

     (f) Private universities and colleges in this state, upon

 

written request to the secretary of the senate or the clerk of the

 

house of representatives, or both.

 

     (2) Additional copies may be provided sold to universities or

 

colleges in this state or any other governmental officers and

 

agencies and libraries, when approved by the secretary of the

 

senate or the clerk of the house of representatives, or both. The

 

surplus supply shall be deposited with the department of management

 

and budget, to supply future demands. The additional copies shall

 

be sold at a price not to exceed the cost of preparation and

 

distribution.

 

     Sec. 30. (1) The legislative service bureau shall publish

 

sufficient copies of the "Michigan Manual", to be distributed as

 

provided in subsection (2) and as directed by the legislative

 

council.

 

     (2) The department of management and budget shall deliver the

 

following number of copies to the following persons:

 

     (a) Members of the senate, 1.

 

     (b) Members of the house, 1.

 

     (2) (3) The legislative service bureau shall determine a price

 

per publication copy not to exceed the cost of preparation and

 

distribution and, unless directed otherwise by the legislative

 

service bureau, the department of management and budget shall sell

 

the copies of the publication. not distributed pursuant to

 

subsection (2).

 

     (3) (4) The Michigan manual fund is created in the state

 

treasury and shall be administered by the legislative council. Any

 

money received from the sale of the Michigan manual shall be

 

deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the Michigan

 

manual fund and shall be used to pay the costs of preparing and

 

distributing the Michigan manual.

 

     (4) (5) As used in this section, "publication" or "published"

 

"publish" means the production and dissemination of information in

 

print, microfilm, microfiche, or electronic form.

 

     (5) (6) The legislative service bureau, under section 25(nn),

 

shall include in the Michigan manual the United States

 

constitution, including amendments, unless otherwise specifically

 

directed by the legislative council.

 

     Sec. 37. (1) A sufficient number of publications of the

 

Michigan compiled laws shall be provided to the department of

 

management and budget for distribution as follows:

 

     (a) One 1 publication copy to be distributed to each member of

 

the legislature, if requested.

 

     (b) Forty publication copies to the secretary of the state

 

senate for use as desk copies by the members of the senate.

 

     (c) One hundred fourteen publication copies to the clerk of

 

the state house of representatives for use as desk copies by the

 

members of the house of representatives.

 

     (2) Unless directed otherwise by the legislative service

 

bureau, the department of management and budget may sell copies of

 

the Michigan compiled laws at a price determined by the legislative

 

service bureau at or above the cost of preparation and

 

distribution.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "publication" or "published"

 

means the production and dissemination of information in print,

 

microfilm, microfiche, or electronic form.