LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan House on Thursday, September 29 approved a plan from state Representative Matt Hall of Comstock Township, to promote cleaner and healthier Michigan communities.
House Bill 6367 will prohibit local units of government from decriminalizing forms of public indecency. It goes onto say that any city, county, village or township that has decriminalized such acts after January 1st of this year would have 60 days to reinstate them.
The reforms come as cities across the country, to include cities in Michigan, are decriminalizing certain actions. The city of Kalamazoo changed it’s code of ordinances in July to decriminalize public defecation, urination, littering, and other unsanitary acts.
In a statement, Hall said, “This is a pressing issue with families and small-business owners I talk with, and I am glad to see the House quickly take action to deliver a better, safer way forward for our communities.”
The bill now moves to the Senate for further consideration.
