State agencies (proposed): authorities; travel commission and travel bureau; reestablish. Amends secs. 2 & 2a of 1945 PA 106 (MCL 2.102 & 2.102a).

Michigan House Bill 6246 reestablishes the state travel commission and travel bureau within the Department of Commerce, Labor and Economic Opportunity by transferring their statutory authorities back from other entities. The bill mandates that the 13-member commission be appointed by the governor with senate consent, requiring at least seven members to be private sector business owners, including four small business operators. It outlines specific duties for the travel bureau, such as marketing the state as a destination and documenting the benefits of promotional efforts before and after funding them. The legislation also sets procedural rules for commission meetings, term limits, and public access to records, noting that it only takes effect if House Bill 6026 is also enacted.