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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IV § 11

Proposal G

November 4, 1980; Senate Joint Resolution L of 1980; Rejected 1,287,172 to 2,134,546 (38%)

Article IV

Sec. 11: Except as provided by law, senators and representatives shall be privileged from civil arrest and civil process during sessions of the legislature and for five days next before the commencement and after the termination thereof. They shall not be questioned in any other place for any speech in either house.

Sources

  • General Election, November 4, 1980, Proposal G (Library of Michigan)
  • Michigan Manual, 2021-2022, p. 100 (PDF, Legislative Service Bureau)
  • Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1980, pp. 2321–2322 (HathiTrust)

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