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Act No. 17 Public Acts of 2026 Approved by the Governor June 20, 2026 Filed with the Secretary of State June 22, 2026 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 2026 state of michigan 103rd Legislature Regular session of 2026 Introduced by Reps. Hoadley, Tsernoglou, Wooden, Miller, Glanville, Price, Andrews, Morgan, MacDonell, Koleszar, Rheingans, Weiss, Arbit, Byrnes, Outman, McFall, Hope, Conlin, Neeley, Wilson, Wegela, Young, Fitzgerald, Brixie, Pohutsky, Foreman, Myers-Phillips, Xiong, Longjohn, Johnsen, Kunse, Rigas and BeGole ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4358 AN ACT to amend 1909 PA 279, entitled “An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and for revising and amending their charters; to provide for certain powers and duties; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes by cities, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness; to validate actions taken, bonds issued, and obligations heretofore incurred; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts on specific dates,” (MCL 117.1 to 117.38) by adding section 3c. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 3c. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, all terms of city officers elected after December 31, 2024 must not commence earlier than at 12 noon on the first day of the month following the officer’s election. If a city’s charter provides for terms of city officers to commence after an election and before the first day of the month following the officer’s election, all terms of city officers elected in that city after December 31, 2024 commence at 12 noon on the first day of the month following the officer’s election. (2) Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, an individual elected to fill a vacancy shall not take the oath of office until the results have been certified by the appropriate board of canvassers. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
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