HOUSE BILL No. 5358


     February 15, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Mans, Patterson, Vander Roest, Kuipers, Bishop, Toy, Gosselin, Vear,
Birkholz, Tabor, Julian, Ehardt, Pappageorge, Ruth Johnson and Jansen and referred to the Committee on Gaming and Casino
Oversight.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled

   "Michigan campaign finance act,"

   (MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 24b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 24B.  (1) A PERSON CONSIDERED TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN A

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      LICENSEE OR CASINO ENTERPRISE UNDER SECTION 7B(2) OF THE MICHIGAN

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      GAMING CONTROL AND REVENUE ACT, THE INITIATED LAW OF 1996, MCL

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      432.207B, OR A LICENSEE OR CASINO ENTERPRISE SHALL NOT ORGANIZE,

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      ESTABLISH, OR SPONSOR A COMMITTEE UNDER THIS ACT.  A PERSON WHO

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      VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A

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      FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000.00 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN

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      2 YEARS, OR BOTH.

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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:






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           (A) "CASINO ENTERPRISE" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN

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      SECTION 2 OF THE MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL AND REVENUE ACT, THE

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      INITIATED LAW OF 1996, MCL 432.202.

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           (B) "LICENSEE" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 7B OF

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      THE MICHIGAN GAMING CONTROL AND REVENUE ACT, THE INITIATED LAW OF

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      1996, MCL 432.207B.












































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