HOUSE BILL No. 4301

 

February 17, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Darany, Constan, Liss, Lindberg, Tlaib, Byrum, Geiss, Olumba and Brown and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to provide for a waiting period and publication before

 

the legislature may vote on certain appropriation- or revenue-

 

related bills.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "72-

 

hour budget review act".

 

     Sec. 3. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Amendment" means any proposed change in a bill.

 

     (b) "Appropriation-related bill" means any bill authorizing an

 

appropriation of money for state operating, capital, or

 

transportation expenses.

 

     (c) "Publicly available" means that the bill or amendment has

 

been posted on the legislature's website and published in a bill

 

report, committee report, or conference report.

 


     (d) "Revenue-related bill" means any bill raising revenue for

 

operating, capital, or transportation expenses.

 

     (e) "Striking amendment" means any amendment removing

 

everything after the title of the bill and inserting entirely new

 

provisions.

 

     Sec. 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the

 

legislature shall not vote on an appropriation- or revenue-related

 

bill until 72 hours after the bill is made publicly available. This

 

72-hour time period excludes Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays unless

 

the legislative body considering the bill is in session on that

 

day.

 

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an amendment

 

offered to an appropriation- or revenue-related bill shall not be

 

considered unless made publicly available 24 hours before any vote.

 

This 24-hour time period excludes Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays

 

unless the legislative body considering the bill is in session on

 

that day.

 

     (3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a striking

 

amendment offered to an appropriation- or revenue-related bill

 

shall not be considered unless made publicly available 48 hours

 

before any vote. This 48-hour time period excludes Saturdays,

 

Sundays, or holidays unless the legislative body considering the

 

bill is in session on that day.

 

     (4) This act applies each time a new version of an

 

appropriation- or revenue-related bill is considered.

 

     (5) The provisions of this act for votes may be waived upon a

 

2/3 vote of the legislative body considering the appropriation- or

 


revenue-related bill. If a bill is adopted under this subsection,

 

the following shall be added to the text of the bill and the bill

 

report: "The (insert name of legislative body) has waived the

 

people's right for a detailed review of this bill as required by

 

the "72-hour budget review act".".