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MI SB0569
Bill
Status
10/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mallory McMorrow
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AI Summary
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Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day as a recognized public holiday on the second Monday of October for purposes of bank operations, court proceedings, and legal instruments in Michigan.
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Adds election day (first Tuesday after the first Monday of November) as a public holiday for presenting bills of exchange, bank checks, and promissory notes, and for holding courts.
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Modifies statutory language to capitalize holiday names consistently (e.g., "New Year's Day" instead of "New Year's day") and updates terminology throughout the statute.
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Designates Saturdays from 12 noon to midnight as half-holidays, with provisions allowing banks and financial institutions to remain open at their discretion.
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Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 568 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.
Legislative Description
Holidays; other; public holidays; modify to remove Columbus Day as a public holiday in Michigan and add Indigenous Peoples' Day and election day. Amends sec. 1 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0568'19
Holidays: other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
10/10/2019