HB-4995, As Passed Senate, October 29, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4995

     A bill to require all official depictions of the state of

Michigan to include both peninsulas of the state.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 1. (1) Any illustration, image, or depiction of the state

of Michigan on a publication or item produced by a department or

agency of this state shall include both the Upper Peninsula and the

Lower Peninsula of this state.

     (2) Subsection (1) applies to all publications or items

produced by this state on or after the effective date of this act

for distribution to any member of the public, including, but not

limited to, maps, forms, brochures, pamphlets, and commemorative

items, and also applies to digital images made available over the

internet by any state department or agency. Subsection (1) does not

apply to a publication or item produced before the effective date

of this act.