MCL - Index of Constitution-IV
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Constitution-IV | ARTICLE IV LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (Article IV § 1...§ 54) |
| Article IV § 1 | Legislative power. |
| Article IV § 2 | Senators, number, term. |
| Article IV § 3 | Representatives, number, term; contiguity of districts. |
| Article IV § 4 | Annexation or merger with a city. |
| Article IV § 5 | Island areas, contiguity. |
| Article IV § 6 | Independent citizens redistricting commission for state legislative and congressional districts. |
| Article IV § 7 | Legislators; qualifications, removal from district. |
| Article IV § 8 | Ineligibility of government officers and employees. |
| Article IV § 9 | Civil appointments, ineligibility of legislators. |
| Article IV § 10 | Legislators and state officers, government contracts, conflict of interest; annual financial disclosure report. |
| Article IV § 11 | Legislators privileged from civil arrest and civil process; limitation; questioning for speech in either house prohibited. |
| Article IV § 12 | State officers compensation commission. |
| Article IV § 13 | Legislature; time of convening, sine die adjournment, measures carried over. |
| Article IV § 14 | Quorum; powers of less than quorum. |
| Article IV § 15 | Legislative council. |
| Article IV § 16 | Legislature; officers, rules of procedure, expulsion of members. |
| Article IV § 17 | Committees; record of votes, public inspection, notice of hearings. |
| Article IV § 18 | Journal of proceedings; record of votes, dissents. |
| Article IV § 19 | Record of votes on elections and advice and consent. |
| Article IV § 20 | Open meetings. |
| Article IV § 21 | Adjournments, limitations. |
| Article IV § 22 | Bills. |
| Article IV § 23 | Style of laws. |
| Article IV § 24 | Laws; object, title, amendments changing purpose. |
| Article IV § 25 | Revision and amendment of laws; title references, publication of entire sections. |
| Article IV § 26 | Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage. |
| Article IV § 27 | Laws, effective date. |
| Article IV § 28 | Bills, subjects at special session. |
| Article IV § 29 | Local or special acts. |
| Article IV § 30 | Appropriations; local or private purposes. |
| Article IV § 31 | General appropriation bills; priority, statement of estimated revenue. |
| Article IV § 32 | Laws imposing taxes. |
| Article IV § 33 | Bills passed; approval by governor or veto, reconsideration by legislature. |
| Article IV § 34 | Bills, referendum. |
| Article IV § 35 | Publication and distribution of laws and judicial decisions. |
| Article IV § 36 | General revision of laws; compilation of laws. |
| Article IV § 37 | Administrative rules, suspension by legislative committee. |
| Article IV § 38 | Vacancies in office. |
| Article IV § 39 | Continuity of government in emergencies. |
| Article IV § 40 | Alcoholic beverages; age requirement; liquor control commission; excise tax; local option. |
| Article IV § 41 | Lotteries. |
| Article IV § 42 | Ports and port districts; incorporation, internal. |
| Article IV § 43 | Bank and trust company laws. |
| Article IV § 44 | Trial by jury in civil cases. |
| Article IV § 45 | Indeterminate sentences. |
| Article IV § 46 | Death penalty. |
| Article IV § 47 | Chaplains in state institutions. |
| Article IV § 48 | Disputes concerning public employees. |
| Article IV § 49 | Hours and conditions of employment. |
| Article IV § 50 | Atomic and new forms of energy. |
| Article IV § 51 | Public health and general welfare. |
| Article IV § 52 | Natural resources; conservation, pollution, impairment, destruction. |
| Article IV § 53 | Auditor general; appointment, qualifications, term, removal, post audits. |
| Article IV § 54 | Limitations on terms of office of state legislators. |