April 20, 2006, Introduced by Senators CHERRY, SCHAUER, BARCIA, OLSHOVE, WHITMER, JACOBS and BRATER and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
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 11a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 11a. (1) A lobbyist, a lobbyist agent, a representative
of the lobbyist, or any person acting on behalf of a lobbyist or
lobbyist agent shall not deliver or cause to be delivered a
contribution to a candidate, a committee established under the
Michigan campaign finance act, or any person acting on behalf of a
candidate or committee established under the Michigan campaign
finance act, in any facility or portion of a facility owned or
leased by the state that is used primarily for the conducting of
government business.
(2) 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
contribution made under subsection (1), or both.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Candidate" means that term as defined under section 3 of
the Michigan campaign finance act, MCL 169.203.
(b) "Committee" means that term as defined under section 3 of
the Michigan campaign finance act, MCL 169.203.
(c) "Contribution" means that term as defined under section 4
of the Michigan campaign finance act, MCL 169.204.
(d) "Michigan campaign finance act" means the Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 1219.
of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.