HOUSE BILL No. 4275


     February 15, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Kuipers, Mortimer, Kowall, Birkholz, Vear and Meyer and referred to the
Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to prohibit certain political subdivisions of this

   state from initiating or participating in certain civil actions.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  As used in this act:

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           (a) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,

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      association, or other legal entity.

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           (b) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, township,

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      or village.

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           (c) "Production" means manufacture, construction, design,

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      formulation, development of standards, preparation, processing,

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      assembly, inspection, testing, listing, certifying, warning,

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      instructing, marketing, selling, advertising, packaging, or

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      labeling.

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           Sec. 2.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a

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      political subdivision of this state shall not file, prosecute, or


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      join, on its own behalf or on behalf of its citizens or another

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      class of persons, a civil action for damages or other remedy

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      against a person for the production of a legal product.

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           (2) This section does not apply to an action related to a

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      product purchased and used by the political subdivision that is

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      based on a breach of contract or warranty.












































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