Michigan Laws 4.1204b – Bills and resolutions; availability of text on Internet; copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement; fee prohibited
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(1) Notwithstanding section 204, beginning July 1, 1999, the council shall make the text of each bill introduced, passed by each house, and enrolled during the current legislative session available to the public on the Internet.
(2) The information described in subsection (1) that is maintained by the council shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after the information is available. The information described in subsection (1) that is not maintained by the council shall be made available in the shortest feasible time after it is made available to the council.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 4.1204b
- Council: means the legislative council. See Michigan Laws 4.1102
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(3) This section does not alter or relinquish any copyright or other proprietary interest or entitlement of this state relating to any of the information made available under this section.
(4) The council shall not charge a fee for the information provided in this section.