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MI HB6408

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/22/2022

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Berman

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes General Election Day (first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years) as a public holiday in Michigan law.

  • Reorganizes and clarifies the list of recognized holidays and half-holidays, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Saturday afternoons (noon to midnight).

  • Applies holiday designations to the presenting, protesting, and payment of bills of exchange, bank checks, and promissory notes, with bills otherwise presentable on these days treated as payable on the next business day.

  • Clarifies that Saturday afternoon transactions (noon to midnight) by banks are valid and do not void payments or certifications, though banks are not required to remain open during this time.

  • Specifies that court proceedings and legal actions scheduled on holidays automatically continue to the next secular day, and authorizes counties and cities to close their offices on Saturdays by ordinance.

Legislative Description

Holidays: other; election day; establish as a holiday. Amends sec. 1 of 1865 PA 124 (MCL 435.101).

Holidays: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/27/2022

9/27/2022

Committee Referrals

Government Operations9/22/2022

Full Bill Text

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