HOUSE BILL NO. 6121

May 19, 2022, Introduced by Reps. Liberati, LaFave, Markkanen, Steckloff, Shannon, Garza, Steenland, Coleman, Cambensy, Bezotte and Borton and referred to the Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security.

A bill to amend 1986 PA 268, entitled

"Legislative council act,"

(MCL 4.1101 to 4.1901) by adding section 113.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 113. (1) The council shall establish and operate a Michigan legislative state medal program to administer the awarding of the medals described in sections 114 to 116. The council shall establish rules to carry out the program.

(2) The council administrator, or his or her designee, shall receive medal nominations submitted under the program. A medal nomination must provide a written account of the occurrence warranting the awarding of the medal and any eyewitness statement, extract from official records, sketch, map, diagram, or photograph that supports and amplifies the facts stated in the written account. After receiving a nomination, the council administrator, or his or her designee, shall do either of the following:

(a) If the medal nomination contains all of the information required under this section, submit the medal nomination and all supporting documents to the chairpersons of the house of representatives and senate committees that have responsibility for military and veterans affairs.

(b) If the medal nomination does not contain all of the information required under this section, request more information from the individual who submitted the medal nomination.

(3) The council administrator, or his or her designee, shall maintain a website to receive medal nominations under the program.

(4) A medal nomination under the program may be submitted by the public on the website described in subsection (3).

(5) A member of the house of representatives or senate may submit a medal nomination to the chairpersons of the house of representatives and senate committees that have responsibility for military and veterans affairs.

(6) As used in this section, "program" means the Michigan legislative state medal program established under subsection (1).

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 101st Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6118 (request no. 06163'22).

(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6119 (request no. 06164'22).

(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6120 (request no. 06165'22).