Article IV Section 1 Legislative power
Article IV Section 2 Senators, number, term
Article IV Section 3 Representatives, number, term; contiguity of districts
Article IV Section 4 Annexation or merger with a city
Article IV Section 5 Island areas, contiguity
Article IV Section 6 Independent citizens redistricting commission for state legislative and congressional districts
Article IV Section 7 Legislators; qualifications, removal from district
Article IV Section 8 Ineligibility of government officers and employees
Article IV Section 9 Civil appointments, ineligibility of legislators
Article IV Section 10 Legislators and state officers, government contracts, conflict of interest; annual financial disclosure report
Article IV Section 11 Legislators privileged from civil arrest and civil process; limitation; questioning for speech in either house prohibited
Article IV Section 12 State officers compensation commission
Article IV Section 13 Legislature; time of convening, sine die adjournment, measures carried over
Article IV Section 14 Quorum; powers of less than quorum
Article IV Section 15 Legislative council
Article IV Section 16 Legislature; officers, rules of procedure, expulsion of members
Article IV Section 17 Committees; record of votes, public inspection, notice of hearings
Article IV Section 18 Journal of proceedings; record of votes, dissents
Article IV Section 19 Record of votes on elections and advice and consent
Article IV Section 20 Open meetings
Article IV Section 21 Adjournments, limitations
Article IV Section 22 Bills
Article IV Section 23 Style of laws
Article IV Section 24 Laws; object, title, amendments changing purpose
Article IV Section 25 Revision and amendment of laws; title references, publication of entire sections
Article IV Section 26 Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage
Article IV Section 27 Laws, effective date
Article IV Section 28 Bills, subjects at special session
Article IV Section 29 Local or special acts
Article IV Section 30 Appropriations; local or private purposes
Article IV Section 31 General appropriation bills; priority, statement of estimated revenue
Article IV Section 32 Laws imposing taxes
Article IV Section 33 Bills passed; approval by governor or veto, reconsideration by legislature
Article IV Section 34 Bills, referendum
Article IV Section 35 Publication and distribution of laws and judicial decisions
Article IV Section 36 General revision of laws; compilation of laws
Article IV Section 37 Administrative rules, suspension by legislative committee
Article IV Section 38 Vacancies in office
Article IV Section 39 Continuity of government in emergencies
Article IV Section 40 Alcoholic beverages; age requirement; liquor control commission; excise tax; local option
Article IV Section 41 Lotteries
Article IV Section 42 Ports and port districts; incorporation, internal
Article IV Section 43 Bank and trust company laws
Article IV Section 44 Trial by jury in civil cases
Article IV Section 45 Indeterminate sentences
Article IV Section 46 Death penalty
Article IV Section 47 Chaplains in state institutions
Article IV Section 48 Disputes concerning public employees
Article IV Section 49 Hours and conditions of employment
Article IV Section 50 Atomic and new forms of energy
Article IV Section 51 Public health and general welfare
Article IV Section 52 Natural resources; conservation, pollution, impairment, destruction
Article IV Section 53 Auditor general; appointment, qualifications, term, removal, post audits
Article IV Section 54 Limitations on terms of office of state legislators
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Terms Used In Michigan Constitution > Article IV - Legislative Branch

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • 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.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.