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MI HB5712
Bill
Status
3/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tom Kuhn
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Maintains the Attorney General's duty to notify county treasurers when prosecuting attorneys fail to submit required annual reports.
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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