Bill Text: MI SB1177 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Veterans; other; Michigan State Capitol Commission; provide recognition in the State Capitol Building for veterans and eliminate the report from the former custodian of the Michigan veterans' headquarters. Amends title & secs. 1 & 2 of 1897 PA 8 (MCL 35.231 & 35.232).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-12-31 - Assigned Pa 629'18 12/31/18 Addenda [SB1177 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB1177-Enrolled.html
STATE OF MICHIGAN
99TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
Introduced by Senator O’Brien
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1177
AN ACT to amend 1897 PA 8, entitled “An act to provide permanent headquarters in the capitol building as the Michigan veterans’ headquarters, to designate the purpose for which the same shall be used, and to provide for an annual report by the commander,” by amending the title and sections 1 and 2 (MCL 35.231 and 35.232).
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
TITLE
An act to provide permanent recognition in the State Capitol Building for the contributions of Michigan veterans.
Sec. 1. (1) The Michigan State Capitol Commission shall provide, within the State Capitol Building, recognition for the contributions of veterans to this state.
(2) The Michigan State Capitol Commission shall display within the State Capitol Building 1 or more suitable plaques commemorating the Grand Army of the Republic and services of Michigan residents in the Armed Forces of the United States of America and the Michigan National Guard.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Michigan State Capitol Commission” means the Michigan State Capitol Commission established in section 5 of the Michigan state capitol historic site act, 2013 PA 240, MCL 4.1945.
(b) “Veteran” means that term as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.
Sec. 2. Any records, files, or documents of the former department of the Michigan Grand Army of the Republic that have been turned over to the Michigan historical commission created in section 3 of the Michigan historical commission act, 2016 PA 469, MCL 399.833, shall be preserved by the Michigan historical commission.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor
