May 11, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Marino and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
by amending section 41 (MCL 169.241), as amended by 1999 PA 237;
and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
41. (1) A person shall not make or accept a single
contribution
of more than $20.00 in cash or make or accept a single
an
expenditure of more than $50.00 in
cash. Contributions of more
than
$20.00 and expenditures, of
more than $50.00, other than an
in-kind
contribution or expenditure, shall must be made by written
instrument containing the names of the payor and the payee.
(2) A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous
contribution.
An anonymous contribution received by a person shall
must
not be deposited but shall must be
given to a tax exempt
charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the
contribution shall provide the person with a receipt. The receipt
shall
must be retained by an appropriate committee pursuant
to
under section 22.
(3)
A contribution shall must not be made, directly or
indirectly, by any person in a name other than the name by which
that person is identified for legal purposes.
(4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of
a misdemeanor punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine
of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90
days, or both, or, if the person is other than an individual, by a
fine of not more than $10,000.00.
Enacting section 1. Section 23 of the Michigan campaign
finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.223, is repealed.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4605 (request no.
02695'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.