Bill Text: MI HB6120 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Military affairs: generally; Michigan legislative medal of valor; authorize, and provide standards for. Amends 1986 PA 268 (MCL 4.1101 - 4.1901) by adding sec. 116.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-07 - Referred To Second Reading [HB6120 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB6120-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6120
A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled
"Legislative council act,"
(MCL 4.1101 to 4.1901) by adding section 116.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 116. (1) Under the Michigan legislative state medal program established under section 113, the legislature may award the Michigan legislative medal of valor.
(2) The Michigan legislative medal of valor is the second highest legislatively issued military award of this state. All of the following apply to the awarding of the medal:
(a) The medal may be awarded to a living or deceased service member who satisfies any of the following requirements:
(i) Was born in this state.
(ii) Was a resident of this state when the service member entered military service.
(iii) Died in this state.
(b) The medal must be awarded to a service member who performs specific acts of bravery or outstanding courage, or who performs within an exceptionally short period of time a closely related series of heroic acts, if the acts involve personal hazard or danger and the voluntary risk of life and result in an accomplishment so exceptional and outstanding as to clearly set the service member apart from the service member's comrades or from other individuals in similar circumstances. Awarding of the medal requires a lesser degree of gallantry than awarding of the Michigan legislative medal of honor under section 115, but requires that the acts be performed with marked distinction.
(c) The legislature may award the medal by concurrent resolution.
(d) Upon passage of the concurrent resolution described in subdivision (c), the speaker of the house of representatives and the senate majority leader shall award the medal in the presence of the legislator or legislators who sponsored the concurrent resolution and the representative and senator of the district where the medal recipient resides or last resided.
(3) The council administrator, or his or her designee, shall submit 4 proposed designs for the medal to the speaker of the house of representatives and the senate majority leader. The speaker of the house of representatives and the senate majority leader shall determine the final design for the medal.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Medal" means the Michigan legislative medal of valor described in subsection (1).
(b) "Service member" means a member of the state military establishment, another state's military establishment, or the United States Armed Forces.
(c) "United States Armed Forces" means the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, or Coast Guard, including the reserve components.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 101st Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6121 (request no. 06162'22).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6118 (request no. 06163'22).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6119 (request no. 06164'22).
