SB 0474
Civil procedure: evidence; challenge to statute for failure to follow constitutional procedure; allow consideration of extrinsic evidence. Amends sec. 2113 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2113) & adds sec. 2113a.
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Bill overview
This bill changes Michigan’s rules about evidence in court, specifically addressing challenges to laws that may not follow constitutional procedures. It allows courts to consider outside evidence – information beyond the text of the law itself – when a lawsuit questions whether a law was properly created. The bill establishes a presumption that a law complied with constitutional procedures, which can be overturned with strong evidence, and allows judges to use evidence outside the enrolled bill to make their decisions.
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Edward W. McBroom
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