HOUSE BILL No. 4472

 

March 15, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Brown, Espinoza, Condino, Clemente, Ebli, Melton, Simpson, Polidori, Coulouris, Hood, Kathleen Law, Donigan, Byrum, Valentine, Bieda, Angerer, Spade, Gonzales, Clack, Vagnozzi, Constan, Alma Smith, Warren, Bauer, Meadows, Meisner and Tobocman and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.

 

     A bill to amend 1968 PA 318, entitled

 

"An act to implement the provisions of section 10 of article 4 of

the constitution relating to substantial conflicts of interest on

the part of members of the legislature and state officers in

respect to contracts with the state and the political subdivisions

thereof; to provide for penalties for the violation thereof; to

repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act; and to

validate certain contracts,"

 

by amending section 2 (MCL 15.302).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2. (1) No A member of the legislature , herein referred

 

to as a "legislator", nor any or a state officer shall not be

 

interested directly or indirectly in any contract with the state or

 

any a political subdivision thereof which shall cause of the state

 

that causes a substantial conflict of interest.

 

     (2) A member of the legislature shall not apply for or accept


 

the award of a grant funded by the state during the legislator's

 

term of office if the grant is not specifically in furtherance of

 

duties of the legislative office.