November 29, 2012, Introduced by Rep. McMillin and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A bill to prohibit certain local units of government from
expending funds to hire lobbyists; and to impose certain duties on
certain state and local officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Lobbying", "lobbyist", and "lobbyist agent" mean those
terms as defined in section 5 of 1978 PA 472, MCL 4.415.
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a school district,
intermediate school district, community college district, a city, a
village, a township, a charter township, a county, or an authority
established by law.
(c) "Public entity" means this state, an agency, department,
board, commission, council, authority of this state, and a local
governmental unit.
(d) "Public funds" means state funds or funds of the local
governmental unit.
Sec. 3. (1) A public entity shall not use public funds to
employ, as a regular full-time or part-time or contract employee, a
person who is required to register as a lobbyist or lobbyist agent
of lobbying.
(2) A public entity shall not use public funds to pay
membership dues to an organization that pays all or a portion of
the salary of a person who is required to register as a lobbyist or
lobbyist agent for lobbying.