HB 1254 Summary

• Amends Act 205 (SLH 2024) to reduce regulatory burdens on charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities while maintaining transparency and donor protections.

• Allows charitable fundraising platforms to continue operating with minor administrative deficiencies in recipient charity status, provided the charity's tax-exempt status has not been revoked by the IRS.

• Permits charitable fundraising platforms to waive certain requirements when they demonstrate their standard operating procedures achieve equivalent transparency, reporting, and accountability standards.

• Modifies contract filing requirements for charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities, eliminating mandatory filing with the attorney general when a third-party disbursement intermediary is used.

• Extends Act 205's effective date from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026, with this bill taking effect July 1, 2026.