Michigan Const. art. IV, § 26

Michigan Constitution

Article IV, § 26 — Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage

Michigan Const. art. IV, § 26 (Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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CitationMichigan Const. art. IV, § 26

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Mich. Const. art. IV, § 26.

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Sec. 26. No bill shall be passed or become a law at any regular session of the legislature until it has been printed or reproduced and in the possession of each house for at least five days. Every bill shall be read three times in each house before the final passage thereof. No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house. On the final passage of bills, the votes and names of the members voting thereon shall be entered in the journal.

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Sec. 26. No bill shall be passed or become a law at any regular session of the legislature until it has been printed or reproduced and in the possession of each house for at least five days. Every bill shall be read three times in each house before the final passage thereof. No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house. On the final passage of bills, the votes and names of the members voting thereon shall be entered in the journal.

History

History: Const. 1963, Art. IV, § 26, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.; Constitutionality: Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1978 PA 426, 403 Mich 631; 272 NW2d 495 (1978), the Michigan supreme court held that the lieutenant governor may cast a tie-breaking vote during the final consideration of a bill when the senate is equally divided, and 1978 PA 426 was constitutionally enacted.; Former constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. V, §§ 22, 23.