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MI HB5197
Bill
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rachelle Smit
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AI Summary
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Prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions or expenditures to influence Michigan elections, including ballot question committees, with "foreign national" defined to include non-citizens, foreign governments, foreign political parties, and entities organized under foreign laws
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Requires ballot question committees to certify that no preliminary activities were funded by foreign nationals and to affirm in campaign statements that contributions were not received from foreign nationals
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Mandates that donors contributing to ballot question committees affirm they have not received more than $100,000 in aggregate from foreign nationals in the preceding 4 years
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Protects donor information of tax-exempt 501(c) organizations from disclosure during investigations, except for information directly related to alleged foreign national violations
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Amends multiple sections of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (1976 PA 388) including filing requirements, committee organization statements, and campaign statement reporting obligations
Legislative Description
Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; contributions by certain foreign entities; prohibit. Amends secs. 7, 15, 24, 26, 51 & 54 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.207 et seq.) & adds sec. 34a.
Businesses: business corporations
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
2/11/2026