HB-6183, As Passed House, June 22, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 6183

A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled

"Michigan campaign finance act,"

(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 55a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 55a. (1) A corporation or joint stock company that makes

an independent expenditure shall submit a report to the secretary

of state at least 5 days before the date of the independent

expenditure. The report shall be submitted electronically over the

internet in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state and

shall be immediately posted on the secretary of state's website.

The report shall include the dates of the expenditure, the

candidate to whom the communication funded by the expenditure

refers, the amount of the expenditure, the name and address of the

person to whom the expenditure will be paid, the name and address

of the person filing the report, and the names and addresses of all

contributors to the expenditure.

(2) A corporation or joint stock company that makes an

independent expenditure shall place 1 of the following disclaimers

on the communication:

(a) Printed communication disclaimers shall state: "Paid for

with corporate or joint stock company funds by ____________________

(name and address of corporation or joint stock company)" and

include the name and photograph of the president of that

corporation or joint stock company. The disclaimer must be of

sufficient type size to be clearly readable, must be contained in a

printed box set apart from the other content of the communication,

and must be legible.

(b) Electronic communication disclaimers shall comply with

subdivision (a) and shall be clearly readable during the entire

broadcast of the advertisement. Electronic communication includes

any electronic means of visual communication, such as television

and the internet.

the president of the corporation or joint stock company making the

statement in subdivision (a) and identifying himself or herself as

the president of the corporation or joint stock company.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are

enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 6182.