HOUSE BILL No. 5826

 

 

September 7, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Kesto and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ethics.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 442, entitled

 

"Freedom of information act,"

 

(MCL 15.231 to 15.246) by adding section 5a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5a. A public body shall not commence a civil action

 

relating to a request for information under this act against the

 

person who files the request.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.