March 25, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Johnson, Glenn, Kelly, LaVoy, Webber, Gamrat, Courser, Graves, Runestad, Canfield, Chatfield, Cole, Greimel, Santana, Hooker, Goike, Kivela, McBroom, Driskell, Sheppard, Brinks, Dillon, Pagan, Bumstead, Somerville, Smiley, Brunner, Dianda and Zemke and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 13 of article IV, to
provide for the end of the legislative session at certain times in
certain years.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to provide for the end of the legislative
session at certain times in certain years, is proposed, agreed to,
and submitted to the people of the state:
ARTICLE IV
Sec. 13. The legislature shall meet at the seat of government
on the second Wednesday in January of each year at twelve o'clock
noon.
Each Except as otherwise
provided in this section, each
regular session shall adjourn without day, on a day determined by
concurrent resolution, at twelve o'clock noon. In even-numbered
years, the regular session for that year shall end on the Friday
before the first Monday in November. Any business, bill, or joint
resolution pending at the final adjournment of a regular session
held in an odd numbered year shall carry over with the same status
to the next regular session.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.