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MI HB5927

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2022

Primary Sponsor

Ken Borton

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits state legislators from soliciting trips, travel, or lodging for themselves, their immediate family members, or other public officials from any person.

  • Prohibits state legislators and their immediate family members from directly or indirectly soliciting, agreeing to accept, or accepting trips, travel, or lodging from lobbyists or lobbyist agents.

  • Defines "immediate family member" as a spouse, unemancipated individual under 18 living in the official's residence, or tax-claimed dependent.

  • Requires violating public officials or family members to reimburse the full amount of trips, travel, or lodging received to the person or lobbyist that provided it.

  • Applies to members of the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate.

Legislative Description

Public employees and officers: ethics; policy related to ethics on members soliciting gifts of travel rules; create. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing): state

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/17/2022

3/17/2022

Committee Referrals

Elections And Ethics3/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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