Bill Text: MI HB5164 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Campaign finance; advertising; issue advertisements; require disclosure. Amends 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.201 - 169.282) by adding sec. 48.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-05 - Printed Bill Filed 12/05/2013 [HB5164 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB5164-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5164

December 4, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Schor, Segal, Slavens, Hovey-Wright, Kandrevas, Stanley, LaVoy, Dianda, Kivela, Brinks, Lamonte, Faris, Lane, Switalski, Yanez, Cavanagh, Durhal, Talabi, Barnett, Brunner, Rutledge, Roberts, Zemke, Irwin, Haugh, Abed, Cochran, Driskell, Kosowski and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled

 

"Michigan campaign finance act,"

 

(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 48.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 48. (1) A person who pays for the publication or

 

broadcast of a communication that references a candidate or ballot

 

question within 60 days of an election where that candidate or

 

ballot question is on the ballot shall file a report to the

 

secretary of state under subsection (2) within 7 days of the date

 

of the first publication or broadcast of the communication.

 

     (2) A report required under subsection (1) shall be filed

 

electronically over the internet in the manner prescribed by the

 

secretary of state. The report shall include all of the following

 

information:

 

     (a) The name and address of the person who paid for the

 

communication.

 

     (b) The cost of publishing or broadcasting the communication.

 

     (c) The full name and street address of each person from whom

 

the person who paid for the publication or broadcast received money

 

that was intended by the person giving the money to be used or that

 

was actually used to pay for the publication or broadcast, and the

 

amount of money received.

 

     (3) Within 24 hours after receiving the information under

 

subsection (2), the secretary of state shall post that information

 

on the secretary of state's internet website.

 

     (4) A person who fails to file a report as required by

 

subsection (1) shall pay a late filing fee that shall not exceed

 

the lesser of the following:

 

     (a) The total amount of the cost of publishing or broadcasting

 

the communication.

 

     (b) $2,000.00, determined as follows:

 

     (i) Twenty-five dollars for each business day the report

 

remains unfiled.

 

     (ii) An additional $25.00 for each business day after the first

 

3 business days the report remains unfiled.

 

     (iii) An additional $50.00 for each business day after the first

 

10 business days the report remains unfiled.