HB-6553, As Passed House, December 5, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 6553

 

 

November 29, 2018, Introduced by Rep. VerHeulen and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1846 RS 2, entitled

 

"Of the legislature,"

 

(MCL 4.82 to 4.85) by adding section 3a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3a. (1) The legislature and each house of the legislature

 

is hereby authorized and empowered to intervene in any action

 

commenced in any court of this state whenever the legislature or a

 

house of the legislature deems such intervention necessary in order

 

to protect any right or interest of this state, or of that body.

 

Such right of intervention shall exist at any stage of the

 

proceeding, and the legislature and each house of the legislature

 

shall have the same right to prosecute an appeal, or to apply for a

 

re-hearing or to take any other action or step whatsoever that is

 

had or possessed by any of the parties to such litigation.

     (2) The right of intervention granted under this section

 

applies to all matters pending in any court of this state as of the

 

effective date of the amendatory act that added this section or

 

later filed in any court in this state.

 

     (3) This section is self-executing but each house of the

 

legislature may adopt rules or policies to facilitate operation of

 

this section.