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MI HB5712

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tom Kuhn

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends MCL 14.32 to explicitly clarify that Attorney General opinions provided to the legislature, governor, or state officers are advisory only and do not have legal authority.

  • Requires the Attorney General to provide opinions on legal questions when requested by the legislature, either house, the governor, auditor general, treasurer, or other state officers.

  • Maintains the Attorney General's duty to notify county treasurers when prosecuting attorneys fail to submit required annual reports.

  • Updates language throughout the statute to use gender-neutral terms (replacing "him" and "his" with "the attorney general" and "the attorney general's").

Legislative Description

Public employees and officers: state; legal authority of an attorney general opinion; clarify. Amends sec. 32 of 1846 RS 12 (MCL 14.32).

Public employees and officers: state

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/12/2026

3/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Operations3/12/2026

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