Legislature: other; certain transparency requirements and penalties for failure to present school aid appropriation bills by July 1; provide for. Amends secs. 12, 26 & 31, art. IV & sec. 11, art. IX & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution.
Key claim: A joint resolution proposes amending the Michigan Constitution to add transparency requirements and penalties for the legislature’s failure to present school aid appropriation bills by July 1.
Abstract
(HJRY · 103rd Legislature) Legislature: other; certain transparency requirements and penalties for failure to present school aid appropriation bills by July 1; provide for. Amends secs. 12, 26 & 31, art. IV & sec. 11, art. IX & adds sec. 55 to art. IV of the state constitution. Latest action (2026-07-01): Joint Resolution Electronically Reproduced 06/30/2026
Why this matters
This resolution is primarily a budget-transparency measure rather than an elections-administration change, but it intersects with this area because it proposes adding a new Art. IV § 55 — the same section number already claimed by the pending entity-election-spending constitutional amendment. If both advance, drafters or the Board of State Canvassers would need to renumber one, and voters could see competing ballot proposals touching the same constitutional slot.