2023 Senate Bill 493

Legislature: legislative agencies; office of legislative corrections ombudsman; expand powers and duties and rename to office of legislative corrections ombudsperson.

A bill to amend 1975 PA 46, entitled “An act to create the office of the legislative corrections ombudsman; to prescribe the powers and duties of the office, the ombudsman, the legislative council, and the department of corrections; and to provide remedies from administrative acts,” by amending the title and sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 (MCL 4.351, 4.352, 4.354, 4.355, 4.356, 4.357, 4.358, 4.359, 4.360, 4.361, 4.362, 4.363, and 4.364), sections 1, 6, 7, and 10 as amended by 1998 PA 318, sections 4, 5, 8, 9, and 13 as amended by 2018 PA 571, section 11 as amended by 1995 PA 197, and section 12 as amended by 1982 PA 170.

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 13, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-2) and eight co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Paul Wojno (D-10), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Erika Geiss (D-1), Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Stephanie Chang (D-3) and Ed McBroom (R-38)

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

Oct. 25, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Oct. 26, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Nov. 8, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Nov. 9, 2023

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations