2019 House Bill 4574 / Public Act 155

Clarify auditor general records access

Introduced in the House

May 8, 2019

Introduced by Rep. David LaGrand (D-75)

To establish that any provision of a state statute that explicitly allows the state auditor general to access records may not be used to interpret other statutes that don't explicitly allow access as preventing the auditor general from accessing records. In other words, if a law is silent on the AG office's access to records, it doesn’t mean the AG office doesn’t have the authority to access those records.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

June 11, 2019

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Aug. 28, 2019

Passed in the House 103 to 3 (details)

Received in the Senate

Aug. 29, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

Dec. 10, 2019

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To establish that any provision of a state statute that explicitly allows the state auditor general to access records may not be used to interpret other statutes that don't explicitly allow access as preventing the auditor general from accessing records. In other words, if a law is silent on the AG office's access to records, it doesn’t mean the AG office doesn’t have the authority to access those records.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 20, 2019