2011 House Bill 4116

Require review and posting of state agreements with feds

Introduced in the House

Jan. 20, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To require that any memorandum of understanding, agreement, compact, or similar binding agreement between this state and the federal government or another state must be reviewed by the Attorney General before it is executed by a department, agency or official. The Attorney General would have 90 days to declare that the agreement does not conform to state constitutional or statutory authority or limitation. The AG would have to maintain a website with information on each agreement, and list the ones it disapproved and the reasons.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight, Reform, and Ethics

Nov. 8, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 25, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that that does not require the Attorney General pre-approve each agreement.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Brown (D-39)

To also post each agreement on the relevent agency's own web site.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Jan. 26, 2012

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To require that before entering any memorandum of understanding, agreement, compact, or similar binding agreement between this state and the federal government or another state, a state agency must assert that the agreement does not violate the state constitution, and does not exceed the authority granted to the agency by the legislature. Information on each agreement would also be posted on a state web site.

Received in the Senate

Jan. 31, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

May 23, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 13, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 14, 2012

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To require that before entering any memorandum of understanding, agreement, compact, or similar binding agreement between this state and the federal government or another state, a state agency must assert that the agreement does not violate the state constitution, and does not exceed the authority granted to the agency by the legislature. Information on each agreement would also be posted on a state web site.

Received in the House

June 14, 2012

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Vetoed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 28, 2012