HOUSE BILL No. 4526

 

 

April 25, 2017, Introduced by Reps. LaGrand, Sabo, Hammoud, Elder, Robinson, Lasinski, Wentworth, Hernandez, Vaupel, Glenn, Hauck, Hornberger, Brann, Marino, Howrylak, Lucido, Kahle, Johnson, Bizon, Greimel, Geiss, Cochran, Hoadley, Hertel, Yanez, Green, Pagan, Scott and Byrd and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled

 

"An act to regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,

lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require registration

of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to require the filing of reports;

to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of state; to

prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"

 

(MCL 4.411 to 4.431) by adding section 6b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 6b. (1) For 3 years after leaving office, a former member

 

of the Michigan senate or house of representatives who was, at any

 

time, the chair of a standing committee of the senate or house of

 

representatives shall not make expenditures for or receive

 

compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses for lobbying that

 

equal or exceed the limit established to require registration as a

 

lobbyist agent.

 

     (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or

 

a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.