Bill Text: MI SJRK | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Civil procedure; other; involuntary servitude for the punishment of crime; prohibit. Amends sec. 9, art. I of the state constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-22 - Referred To Committee Of The Whole [SJRK Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SJRK-Introduced.html
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION K
September 12, 2019, Introduced by Senators
ALEXANDER, GEISS, MCMORROW, BULLOCK, BAYER, CHANG and HOLLIER and referred
to the Committee on 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 involuntary servitude for the punishment of crime.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the state of
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.