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MI HB6584

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/6/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Chirkun

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits candidate committees from making expenditures until they have filed or paid all required statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines under the Michigan campaign finance act.

  • Allows transfer of unexpended money between candidate committees of the same person only if contribution limits for the receiving committee equal or exceed those of the transferring committee and the transferring committee has filed or paid all required statements, reports, fees, and fines.

  • Money transferred between candidate committees under these conditions is not considered a qualifying contribution regardless of the transfer amount.

  • Requires unexpended money from terminated candidate committees that cannot be transferred to be disbursed to political party committees, tax-exempt charitable organizations, contributors, house/senate caucus committees, or independent/ballot question committees.

  • Changes terminology from "funds" to "money" throughout section 45 of the Michigan campaign finance act.

Legislative Description

Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; prohibition for a candidate committee to make certain expenditures or transfer certain funds; provide for. Amends sec. 45 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.245) & adds sec. 35a.

Campaign finance: statements and reports

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/06/2018

12/11/2018

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics12/6/2018

Full Bill Text

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