Bill Text: MI HB6190 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: State: symbol; Michigan state flag; redesign, and create flag commission to conduct redesign contest. Amends title & sec. 3 of 1911 PA 209 (MCL 2.23) & adds sec. 3a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-03 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/03/2024 [HB6190 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB6190-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6190
A bill to amend 1911 PA 209, entitled
"An act to adopt and prescribe the design of a state coat-of-arms and state flag, and their use; to prohibit the use of the same for advertising purposes; to prescribe standards for the manufacture, sale, and display of certain flags of the United States and the state flag; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials,"
by amending the title and section 3 (MCL 2.23), the title as amended by 2012 PA 167, and by adding section 3a.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
An act to adopt and prescribe the design of a state coat-of-arms and state flag, and their use; to prohibit the use of the same for advertising purposes; to prescribe standards for the manufacture, sale, and display of certain flags of the United States and the state flag; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to create a flag commission and prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for a state flag design contest.
Sec. 3. (1) The Through December 31, 2025, the state flag shall be design is blue charged with the arms of the state.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2026, the state flag design is the design winner.
(3) As used in this section and section 3a:
(a) "Design submission" means a proposal of a new design that is submitted for the state flag design contest and that meets both of the following criteria:
(i) The design is an original work of the individual submitting it.
(ii) The reverse side is a mirror image of the obverse side.
(b) "Design winner" means the design submission that is selected by the flag commission as the new state flag design.
(c) "State flag design contest" means the process performed by the flag commission under section 3a of collecting design submissions and selecting the design winner.
Sec. 3a. (1) The flag commission is created within the department of state.
(2) The flag commission consists of the following members:
(a) Three individuals who are each a professional artist or state historian selected and appointed by the Michigan historical commission created in section 3 of the Michigan historical commission act, 2016 PA 469, MCL 399.833.
(b) One individual from the art or design program at the University of Michigan selected and appointed by the president of that university.
(c) One individual from the art or design program at Michigan State University selected and appointed by the president of that university.
(d) One individual from the art or design program at Wayne State University selected and appointed by the president of that university.
(e) One individual from the art or design program at the College for Creative Studies selected and appointed by the president of that college.
(f) One individual from the art or design program at Northern Michigan University selected and appointed by the president of that university.
(g) One individual from the art or design program at Lake Superior State University selected and appointed by the president of that university.
(h) One individual appointed by the senate majority leader.
(i) One individual appointed by the senate minority leader.
(j) One individual appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(k) One individual appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(l) Two individuals appointed by the governor.
(m) One individual appointed by the secretary of state.
(n) One individual appointed by the attorney general.
(3) The members first appointed to the flag commission shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(4) Members of the flag commission shall serve for the entire term of appointment, which ends December 31, 2025.
(5) If a vacancy occurs on the flag commission, the new appointment for the remaining term shall be completed in the same manner as the original appointment.
(6) The first meeting of the flag commission must be called by the first individual appointed by the governor under subsection (2)(l). At the first meeting, the flag commission shall elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary or appropriate, and shall determine the schedule of meetings necessary to effect the purpose of the flag commission.
(7) A majority of the members of the flag commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the flag commission. A majority vote of the members present and serving is required for official action of the flag commission.
(8) The business that the flag commission may perform must be conducted at a public meeting of the flag commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(9) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the flag commission in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(10) Members of the flag commission serve without compensation. However, members of the flag commission may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the official duties as members of the flag commission.
(11) The flag commission shall do all of the following in executing the state flag design contest and selecting the design winner:
(a) Accept design submissions from January 26, 2025 until July 26, 2025.
(b) Create and publish rules for the state flag design contest.
(c) Ensure that all copyright interests in design submissions have been relinquished at the time of submission.
(d) Advertise and promote the state flag design contest.
(e) Announce the design winner on or before September 26, 2025.
