April 25, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Donigan, Tobocman, Hopgood, Alma Smith, Kolb, Lipsey, Byrnes, Anderson, Angerer, Cushingberry, Vagnozzi, Polidori, Gonzales, Wojno and Bieda and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 57a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 57a. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a candidate,
committee, or person acting on behalf of a candidate or committee
shall not solicit or accept a contribution in a facility owned or
leased by, or on behalf of, this state, a public body, or a
division or agency of the court of justice of this state.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contribution solicited
or accepted in any of the following:
(a) A public facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, a
public body if that facility is primarily used as a family dwelling
and is not used to conduct a fund-raising event.
(b) A public facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, a
public body if any candidate or committee has an equal opportunity
to use the public facility.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
a fine equal to the greater of $1,000.00 or the amount of the
improper solicitation or contribution, or both imprisonment and a
fine.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. _________ or House Bill No. 5984
(request no. 04827'05 **) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into
law.