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MI SB0830

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/17/2009

Primary Sponsor

Hansen Clarke

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the annual affirmative consent requirement for automatic payroll deduction contributions to separate segregated funds (political action committees) by removing the phrase "at least once in every calendar year"

  • Allows corporations (for-profit and nonprofit), joint stock companies, domestic dependent sovereigns, and labor organizations to solicit contributions to separate segregated funds through automatic payroll deductions with only a one-time affirmative consent from eligible individuals

  • Maintains restrictions prohibiting coercion, making contributions a condition of employment or membership, or using job discrimination and financial reprisals to obtain contributions

  • Establishes criminal penalties for knowing violations: up to $5,000 fine or 3 years imprisonment for individuals; up to $10,000 fine for non-individuals

  • Imposes civil fines equal to twice the total contributions obtained if organizations pay bonuses or reimbursements to individuals to reimburse their political contributions

Legislative Description

Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; annual signature requirement for political action committee checkoff for payroll deductions; eliminate. Amends sec. 55 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.255).

Campaign finance, contributions and expenditures

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Campaign And Election Oversight

9/17/2009

Committee Referrals

Campaign & Election Oversight9/17/2009

Full Bill Text

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