May 28, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Denby, Rogers, Price, Lori, Poleski, Forlini, Bumstead, Potvin, Hooker, Daley, Hovey-Wright, Slavens, Kowall, Kurtz, Rendon, Santana, Outman, VerHeulen, Muxlow, Yonker, Kesto, Johnson, McCready, Schmidt, Victory, Pscholka, Durhal, Dianda and Pagel and referred to the Committee on Oversight.
A bill to amend 1899 PA 44, entitled
"An act to provide for the publication and distribution of
publications, laws, and documents, reports of the several officers,
boards of officers and public institutions of this state now or
hereafter to be published; to provide for the replacing of
publications lost by fire or otherwise; to provide for the
publication and distribution of the Michigan manual; to provide for
duties of certain state and local government departments and
agencies; to establish certain funds; and to provide for certain
penalties and remedies,"
by amending section 6 (MCL 24.6), as amended by 1983 PA 97.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6. (1) The official journal of the senate and house of
representatives
shall be printed in highland type or equivalent,
same
size of page as that of the journals of 1929, and not to
exceed
500 copies shall be printed and bound,
in volumes of
convenient
size , to supply the following with 1 copy each:in a
quantity to be determined by the secretary of the senate and the
clerk of the house of representatives. The official journal of the
senate and house of representatives shall be made available to the
public on the internet.
(a)
Each principal state department.
(b)
The members of the legislature of the year when the
journals
are issued, the secretary, assistant secretary and clerks
of
the senate, and the clerk and assistant clerks of the house of
representatives,
and the legislative service bureau.
(c)
The library of congress.
(d)
The clerk of the state supreme court.
(e)
State supported universities or colleges.
(f)
Private universities and colleges in this state, upon
written
request to the secretary of the senate or the clerk of the
house
of representatives, or both.
(2)
Additional copies may be provided to any other
governmental officers and agencies and libraries, when approved by
the secretary of the senate or the clerk of the house of
representatives, or both. The surplus supply shall be deposited
with the department of management and budget, to supply future
demands.