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2016 House Bill 5407: Revise legislator expulsion/resignation detail
Introduced by Rep. Lisa Lyons R-Alto on March 1, 2016
To revise a procedural detail related to when legislators are expelled or resign. The bill would require a resignation letter or expulsion resolution to explicitly cover the full balance of the term (rather than be temporary). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Elections Committee on March 1, 2016
Reported in the House on March 9, 2016
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered by Rep. Jon Hoadley D-Kalamazoo on March 23, 2016
To allow an expelled member to still run in a special election for the vacated seat.
The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on March 23, 2016
To prohibit a legislator who has been expelled or resigned from running in a special election to fill the vacated seat. The bill would also require a resignation letter or expulsion resolution to explicitly cover the full balance of the term (rather than be temporary).
Received in the Senate on April 12, 2016
Referred to the Senate Elections and Government Reform Committee on April 12, 2016
Reported in the Senate on May 3, 2016
With the recommendation that the bill pass.