HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SEATING                                               H.B. 6333 (H-2):

                                                                                 SUMMARY OF DISCHARGED BILL

House Bill 6333 (Substitute H-2 as discharged)

Sponsor:  Representative Steven Johnson

House Committee:  Government Operations

Senate Committee:  Government Operations (discharged)

CONTENT

The bill would amend Public Act 58 of 1893, which provides for the seating of members of the House of Representatives, to require the clerk to allocate seating between the political parties whose members were elected to the office of State representative at the immediately preceding general election.

The Act prescribes the method of selecting seats for State representatives. Generally, State representatives may choose their seats by a combination of seniority and the drawing of lots in the manner specified. The bill would eliminate this method. Instead, the bill would require the clerk to allocate the seats in the hall of the House of Representatives between the political parties whose members were duly elected to the office of State representative at the immediately preceding general election.

The majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives would have to assign each member of the majority or minority caucus, respectively, to a seat. If a member were not assigned a seat in this manner, the majority leader would have to assign that member to a seat. The seat assignments would have to be published in the House Journal.

MCL 4.61                                                                       Legislative Analyst:  Jeff Mann

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  12-17-20                                                 Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

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.