HOUSE BILL No. 4679

 

 

May 30, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Lilly and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled

 

"Legislative council act,"

 

(MCL 4.1101 to 4.1901) by adding sections 502 and 602.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 502. (1) The senate fiscal agency shall prepare, for each

 

bill assigned to a standing committee of the senate, a fiscal note

 

that contains both of the following:

 

     (a) A description and an accounting of how the legislation

 

would affect costs or revenues for this state.

 

     (b) A description and an accounting of how the legislation

 

would affect costs or revenues for local units of government.

 

     (2) Before a vote by a standing committee, the senate fiscal

 

agency shall distribute the fiscal note prepared under subsection

 


(1) to the members of the committee. If a bill is discharged from

 

committee, the senate fiscal agency shall distribute the fiscal

 

note prepared under subsection (1) to all members of the senate

 

before a vote on the bill by the full senate.

 

     (3) The senate shall not consider a bill on third reading

 

unless the fiscal note required under this section has been

 

distributed to each member of the senate.

 

     Sec. 602. (1) The house fiscal agency shall prepare, for each

 

bill assigned to a standing committee of the house of

 

representatives, a fiscal note that contains both of the following:

 

     (a) A description and an accounting of how the legislation

 

would affect costs or revenues for this state.

 

     (b) A description and an accounting of how the legislation

 

would affect costs or revenues for local units of government.

 

     (2) Before a vote by a standing committee, the house fiscal

 

agency shall distribute the fiscal note prepared under subsection

 

(1) to the members of the committee. If a bill is discharged from

 

committee, the house fiscal agency shall distribute the fiscal note

 

prepared under subsection (1) to all members of the house of

 

representatives before a vote on the bill by the full house of

 

representatives.

 

     (3) The house of representatives shall not consider a bill on

 

third reading unless the fiscal note required under this section

 

has been distributed to each member of the house of

 

representatives.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.