24.2 Public and local acts; publication; publication of additional copies; deposit of copies with department of management and budget; reprints of laws; publishing laws relating to revenues of state; “publication” or “published” defined.

Sec. 2.

    (1) The legislative service bureau, at the direction of the legislative council, shall publish at least 1 print copy of the publication containing the public and local acts of each session of the legislature. The legislative service bureau shall also make the publication containing the public and local acts of each session of the legislature available on the internet.

    (2) There may be published additional copies of the public and local acts as the legislative service bureau, upon the direction of the legislative council, considers necessary. Unless otherwise directed by the legislative service bureau, these copies shall be deposited with the department of management and budget for sale and future distribution.

    (3) The legislative service bureau may prepare, at not less than the actual cost, reprints of laws upon particular subjects for printing and distribution. The department of treasury shall publish and distribute all pamphlets of the general tax law or of all other laws relating to the revenues of the state.

    (4) As used in this section, "publication" or "published" means the production and dissemination of information in print, microfilm, microfiche, or electronic form.