DISPLAY OF NATIONAL MOTTO - H.B. 5091 (S-4): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5091 (Substitute S-4 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor: Representative Stephen Ehardt
House Committee: House Oversight and Operations
Senate Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would create a new act to state, "This state strongly encourages each state agency and unit of local government to exercise their constitutional ability to place the national motto 'In God We Trust' in or on public buildings or land owned or occupied by that state agency or unit of local government."
Under the bill, "state agency" would mean a department, board, commission, office, agency, authority, or other unit of State government, including a State institution of higher education. "Unit of local government" would mean a political subdivision of the State, including a school district, community college district, intermediate school district, public school academy, city, village, township, county, and authority, if the political subdivision had as its primary purpose the provision of local governmental service for citizens in a geographically limited area of the State and had the power to act primarily on behalf of that area.
- Legislative Analyst: N. Nagata
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 11-28-01 - Fiscal Analyst: J. RunnelsFloor\hb5091 - Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.state.mi.us/sfa
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.