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MI HB6027

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Amanda Price

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Changes the trigger for municipalities to call for tenders of defaulted bonds from "whenever" to "if" bonds remain in default for longer than 6 months with insufficient funds to pay principal or interest.

  • Requires municipalities to advertise the call for tenders of defaulted bonds at least once in a newspaper with general circulation in the municipality, published at least 10 days before the tender presentation deadline.

  • Beginning January 1, 2015, requires municipalities to provide "tier B public notice" of the call for tenders of bonds as defined in the local government public notice act, in addition to or instead of newspaper advertisement.

  • Updates statutory language by replacing archaic terms such as "said," "such," and "the state of Michigan" with modernized references like "the" and "this state."

  • Bill effectiveness is contingent on the enactment of House Bill No. 5560 or Senate Bill No. ____ (request no. 03796'13) of the 97th Legislature.

Legislative Description

Local government; bonds; public notice regarding defaulted municipal bonds; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act. Amends sec. 2 of 1933 PA 204 (MCL 141.212). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

Local government, bonds

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 12/03/2014

12/3/2014

Committee Referrals

Local Government12/2/2014

Full Bill Text

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