HB-4382, As Passed Senate, March 24, 2010
(As amended, March 17, 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 <<
>> shall not solicit or accept a contribution in a facility
owned or leased by, or on behalf of, this state or a public body <<or
otherwise utilize the resources of a public body to solicit or accept a contribution>>.
(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
House Bill No. 4382 as amended March 17, 2010
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<<, or if the person is
not an individual, by a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or the amount
of the contribution or expenditure, whichever is more>>.