Bill Text: MI HB4587 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; exemption of a labor organization; prohibit under certain circumstances. Amends 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.201 - 169.282) by adding sec. 54a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4234'23
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-17 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/16/2023 [HB4587 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB4587-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4587
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 54a.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 54a. (1) Except as otherwise provided under this section, for purposes of the contribution limitations under section 52, all contributions made by political committees or independent committees established by any labor organization, including any parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department, or local unit thereof, are considered to have been made by a single independent committee. By way of illustration and not limitation, both of the following apply as a result of the application of this requirement:
(a) All of the political committees and independent committees established by a single national or international labor organization, by a labor organization of that national or international labor organization, by a local labor organization of that national or international labor organization, by any other subordinate organization of that national or international labor organization, or by any combination thereof, are treated as a single independent committee.
(b) All of the political committees and independent committees established by an organization of national or international unions, by a state central body of that organization, by a local central body of that organization, or by any combination thereof, are treated as a single independent committee.
(2) Except as otherwise provided under this section, a labor organization may make a contribution to a ballot question committee or independent expenditure committee subject to this act. A labor organization may make an independent expenditure in any amount advocating for the election or defeat of a candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question and does not for this reason become a committee, unless the labor organization solicits or receives contributions in excess of $500.00 for the purpose of making the independent expenditure, but is subject to the independent expenditure reporting requirements under section 51.
(3) Except as otherwise provided under this act, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the laws of this state include all of the following:
(a) An individual is not required as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment to do any of the following:
(i) Refrain or resign from membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or voluntary financial support of a labor organization.
(ii) Become or remain a member of a labor organization.
(iii) Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount or provide anything of value to a labor organization.
(iv) Pay to any charitable organization or third party an amount that is in lieu of, equivalent to, or any portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses required of members of or employees represented by a labor organization.
(b) No person shall by force, intimidation, or unlawful threats compel or attempt to compel any public employee to do any of the following:
(i) Become or remain a member of a labor organization or bargaining representative or otherwise affiliate with or financially support a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(ii) Refrain from engaging in employment or refrain from joining a labor organization or bargaining representative or otherwise affiliating with or financially supporting a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(iii) Pay to any charitable organization or third party an amount that is in lieu of, equivalent to, or any portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses required of members of or public employees represented by a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), an individual is not required as a condition of obtaining or continuing public employment to do any of the following:
(i) Refrain or resign from membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or voluntary financial support of a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(ii) Become or remain a member of a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(iii) Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount or provide anything of value to a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(iv) Pay to any charitable organization or third party any amount that is in lieu of, equivalent to, or any portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses required of members of or public employees represented by a labor organization or bargaining representative.
(4) Subsection (3)(c) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A public police or fire department employee or any person who seeks to become employed as a public police or fire department employee as that term is defined under section 2 of 1969 PA 312, MCL 423.232.
(b) A state police trooper or sergeant who is granted rights under section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963 or any individual who seeks to become employed as a state police trooper or sergeant.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4234 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
