Bill Text: MI HB4678 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Legislature; other; distribution of state flags to eligible legislators' survivors; allow. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-04 - Printed Bill Filed 06/04/2015 [HB4678 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB4678-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4678

June 3, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Durhal, Guerra, Schor, Moss, Kosowski, Plawecki, Santana, Kivela, Driskell, Phelps, Geiss, Darany, Chang, Derek Miller, Pagan, Zemke, LaVoy, Hovey-Wright, Gay-Dagnogo, Yanez, Chirkun, Lane, Hoadley, Wittenberg, Talabi, Smiley, Brunner, Liberati, Greig, Cochran, Byrd, Dianda, Irwin, Sarah Roberts, Neeley, Garrett, Dillon, Singh, Love, Canfield, Vaupel, Rendon, Victory, Garcia, Barrett, Cox, Poleski, Forlini, Chatfield, Callton, Goike, Tedder, Lucido, Muxlow, Bizon, Inman, Pagel, Crawford, Hughes, Lyons, LaFontaine, Franz, Leutheuser, Yonker, Heise, Kesto and Greimel and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to provide for the distribution of state flags to

 

eligible legislators' survivors.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"Michigan legislative funeral act".

 

     Sec. 3. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Eligible legislator" means a current or former member of

 

the state senate or state house of representatives.

 

     (b) "Survivor" means a spouse, parent, or child of an eligible

 

legislator.

 

     Sec. 5. If requested by a survivor, the legislature shall,

 

upon the death of an eligible legislator, present 1 state flag to

 

the survivor on behalf of the state in recognition of the eligible

 

legislator's service to this state.