HB-4382, As Passed House, February 10, 2010
February 19, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Scripps, Haase, Kandrevas, LeBlanc, Byrnes, Robert Jones, Liss, Slavens, Sheltrown, Miller, Bledsoe, Lisa Brown, Barnett, Gregory, Haugh, Donigan, Melton, Geiss and Byrum and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.
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) A candidate or person acting on behalf of a
candidate shall not solicit or accept a contribution in a facility
owned or leased by, or on behalf of, this state or a public body.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contribution solicited
or accepted in any of the following:
(a) A facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, the state
or 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 facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, the state
or a public body if any candidate has an equal opportunity to use
the 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 of not more than $1,000.00, or both.