The bureau shall:
  (a) At the request of the members of the legislature, draft bills and resolutions or amendments to, or substitutes for, bills and resolutions; draft conference committee reports; and examine, check, and compare pending bills with other pending bills and existing laws to avoid so far as possible contrary or conflicting provisions.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 4.1108

  • Bureau: means the legislative service bureau. See Michigan Laws 4.1102
  • Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
  (b) At the request of the members of the legislature, draft joint rules of the legislature or rules of the house of representatives or the senate, or amendments to those rules.
  (c) Prepare a definite plan for the order, classification, arrangement, printing, and binding of the general laws in force.
  (d) Prepare catchlines, indexes, and tables for the public and local acts of each session of the legislature.