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MI SB0569

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/10/2019

Primary Sponsor

Mallory McMorrow

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Origin

Senate

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Designates Saturdays from 12 noon to midnight as half-holidays, with provisions allowing banks and financial institutions to remain open at their discretion.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Government Operations10/10/2019

Full Bill Text

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