MI SB0422

Requires the Secretary of State to refer campaign finance violation complaints to the Attorney General when the violation involves the Secretary of State, their immediate family, or any campaign or committee connected to them

Grants the Attorney General authority to investigate, resolve, and enforce complaints referred by the Secretary of State using the same procedures, including informal resolution methods like conference, conciliation, and persuasion

Allows the Attorney General to enforce criminal penalties or commence civil violation hearings for referred matters, with felony violations requiring direct enforcement action rather than informal resolution

Expands the circumstances under which criminal penalties may be enforced by the Attorney General to include referrals made due to Secretary of State conflicts of interest, in addition to existing referral mechanisms

Updates various procedural language throughout the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, including replacing gendered pronouns and changing "within" to "not later than" for deadline references