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MI SB0474
Bill
AI Summary
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Creates a rebuttable presumption that statutes were enacted in compliance with state constitutional procedural requirements, which can only be overcome by "clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence"
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Allows courts to consider evidence outside the enrolled bill and legislative journal entries when determining whether constitutional procedures were followed during enactment, if the evidence is otherwise admissible
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Requires courts to apply severability rules when finding procedural violations, including potentially severing a statute's effective date from its substantive provisions while keeping the rest intact
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Amends the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 to update language regarding the use of printed copies of the state constitution, laws, and resolutions as evidence in court proceedings
Legislative Description
Civil procedure: evidence; challenge to statute for failure to follow constitutional procedure; allow consideration of extrinsic evidence. Amends sec. 2113 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2113) & adds sec. 2113a.
Legislature: other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
7/1/2025