Bill Text: MI HB5346 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Campaign finance; campaign practices; taxpayer-funded advertisements; require certain candidates to reimburse the state and local units of government. Amends 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.201 - 169.282) by adding sec. 58.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-07 - Printed Bill Filed 02/03/2012 [HB5346 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB5346-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5346
February 2, 2012, Introduced by Rep. McMillin and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 58.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 58. (1) Subject to subsection (3), an individual who
seeks election or reelection to an elective office shall not have
appeared in a state-funded or locally funded commercial within 6
months before seeking election or reelection.
(2) An individual appearing in a state-funded or locally
funded commercial shall sign a sworn statement that he or she will
not seek election to an elective office within 6 months after the
production and dissemination of the state-funded or locally funded
commercial.
(3) If an individual who has appeared in a state-funded or
locally funded commercial seeks election or reelection to an
elective office within 6 months after the production and
dissemination of the state-funded or locally funded commercial, he
or she shall reimburse this state or a local unit of government for
the production and dissemination costs for that commercial.
Production and dissemination costs include airtime for a television
or radio commercial. The production and dissemination costs may be
paid by the candidate or by the candidate's committee.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Locally funded commercial" means a local unit of
government's public service announcement, a commercial provided by
a contracted agent with a local unit of government's money, or a
written advertisement paid for with a local unit of government's
money that contains the image, voice, name, or other identifying
information of an individual.
(b) "Local unit of government" means a county, city, village,
or township.
(c) "State-funded commercial" means a state public service
announcement, a commercial produced by a state contracted agent
with state money, or a written advertisement paid for with state
money that contains the image, voice, name, or other identifying
information of an individual.
