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MI HB5929
Bill
Status
3/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
Beau LaFave
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AI Summary
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Modifies campaign statement reporting requirements to clarify that expenditures must identify whether they were made to individuals employed by the state.
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Prohibits candidates and elected public officials from receiving wages from campaign accounts, political organization accounts, or other accounts subject to the campaign finance act.
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Prohibits immediate family members (spouse, parent, brother, sister, son, or daughter) of candidates and elected officials from receiving wages from campaign accounts or related accounts.
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Defines "wage" to exclude reimbursements for campaign expenditures and mileage.
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Makes minor technical corrections to existing campaign finance statute language, including standardizing "electronic mail" to "email" and "shall" to "must."
Legislative Description
Campaign finance: campaign practices; wages paid to candidates for public office, elected officials, and their immediate family members; prohibit certain campaign account expenditures. Amends sec. 26 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.226) & adds sec. 59.
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/17/2022
3/17/2022