Michigan § Article IV § 26 - Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § Article IV § 26 — Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ Article IV § 26. Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage.
No bill shall be passed or become a law at any regular session of the legislature until it has been printed or reproduced and in the possession of each house for at least five days. Every bill shall be read three times in each house before the final passage thereof. No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house. On the final passage of bills, the votes and names of the members voting thereon shall be entered in the journal.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section Article IV § 26 ("Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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