HOUSE BILL No. 6047


     May 9, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Kowall, Kooiman, Vear, DeWeese, Hager, Van Woerkom, Vander Roest, Palmer,
Hummel, Voorhees, Vander Veen, Middaugh, Newell, Patterson, Rocca, Julian and Pumford 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 30a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 30A.  (1) A PERSON WHO IS PROHIBITED BY 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, FROM MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO A CANDIDATE OR

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        A COMMITTEE SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO AN INAUGU-

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        RAL COMMITTEE.

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             (2) AN INAUGURAL COMMITTEE SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT A CON-

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        TRIBUTION PROHIBITED UNDER SUBSECTION (1).

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             (3) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDE-

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        MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 1 YEAR OR A

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        FINE OF NOT MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION PLUS

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        $2,500.00, OR BOTH.


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             (4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

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             (A) "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4,

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        EXCEPT THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,

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        THAT THE CONTRIBUTION BE MADE FOR A PURPOSE SPECIFIED IN

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        SECTION 4.

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             (B) "INAUGURAL COMMITTEE" MEANS A PERSON WHO RECEIVES CON-

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        TRIBUTIONS OR MAKES EXPENDITURES FOR THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY FOR A

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        CANDIDATE WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED TO OFFICE OR FOR FUNCTIONS OR

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        ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO THE CEREMONY OR INAUGURATION.






































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