MI HB5900

Establishes mandatory standing ethics committees in both the Senate and House of Representatives with equal numbers of majority and minority party members appointed by their respective chamber leaders.

Requires each legislative chamber to adopt a code of ethics covering member conduct, conflicts of interest, misuse of state resources, confidentiality of information, and campaign contribution restrictions, with specific violations subject to reprimand, censure, or expulsion.

Creates a formal complaint process allowing legislators to allege ethics violations, with the ethics committee conducting investigations in closed session and holding public hearings for serious violations before recommending disciplinary action.

Grants ethics committees authority to issue advisory opinions, subpoena witnesses, compel document production, and recommend sanctions ranging from written warnings to expulsion, with all proceedings prior to formal charges kept confidential and exempt from public records requests.

Provides funding for committee operations including legal counsel and staff through legislative appropriations, with the act taking effect 90 days after enactment.