Bill Text: MI SJRG | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Crimes: other; exception to prohibition on slavery; eliminate. Amends sec. 9, art. I of the state constitution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-09-20 - Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety [SJRG Detail]

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION G

September 20, 2023, Introduced by Senator WEBBER and referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 9 of article I, to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude for the punishment of crime.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state constitution of 1963, to prohibit slavery or involuntary servitude for the punishment of crime, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people of the state:

article I

Sec. 9. Neither slavery , nor involuntary servitude unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state.

Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be submitted to the people of the state at the next general election in the manner provided by law.

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