Michigan Laws 168.483a – Amendment to constitution or initiation of legislation; filing and circulation of petition; submission of petition language to public on internet; effective date
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 168.483a
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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
(1) The petition sponsor of a petition proposing an amendment to the constitution or to initiate legislation shall file the petition or an amended petition with the secretary of state.
(2) The petition sponsor of a petition proposing an amendment to the constitution or to initiate legislation shall not circulate a petition or an amended petition for signatures until the petition or amended petition is filed with the secretary of state as required in subsection (1).
(3) The secretary of state shall make the most recent submission of the petition language filed under subsection (1) available to the public on an internet website maintained by the department of state.
(4) This section takes effect January 1, 2013.