HOUSE BILL No. 4886


     June 5, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Birkholz, Kaza, Voorhees, Cropsey, Godchaux, Schermesser, Brater, Tesanovich, Goschka, Parks, Raczkowski, Middleton, McBryde, Hammerstrom, Brown, Wetters, Martinez, Gire, Jaye and Brewer and referred to the Committee on Advanced Technology and Computer Development.


        A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled

   "Legislative council act,"

   (MCL 4.1101 to 4.1901) by adding section 204a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 204A.  (1) NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 204, BEGINNING

 2    JANUARY 1, 1998, THE COUNCIL SHALL MAKE THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR,

 3    SCHEDULED LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEET-

 4    INGS, MATTERS PENDING ON THE FLOOR OF EACH HOUSE, AND A LISTING

 5    OF THE COMMITTEES OF EACH HOUSE AND THEIR MEMBERS AVAILABLE TO

 6    THE PUBLIC IN ELECTRONIC FORM AND ON THE INTERNET.

 7         (2) THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) THAT IS

 8    MAINTAINED BY THE COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SHORTEST

 9    FEASIBLE TIME AFTER THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.  THE

10    INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) THAT IS NOT MAINTAINED BY




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 1    THE COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SHORTEST FEASIBLE TIME

 2    AFTER IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL.

 3         (3) THIS SECTION DOES NOT ALTER OR RELINQUISH ANY COPYRIGHT

 4    OR OTHER PROPRIETARY INTEREST OR ENTITLEMENT OF THIS STATE RELAT-

 5    ING TO ANY OF THE INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS SECTION.














































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