February 2, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Bledsoe, Cavanagh, Bauer, Slavens, Constan, Switalski, Barnett, Darany, Byrum, Dillon, Lipton, Brunner, Segal, Olumba, Kandrevas, Geiss, Tlaib, Hovey-Wright, Durhal, Lindberg, Ananich, Rutledge, Meadows, McCann, Irwin, Townsend, Liss, Hammel, Howze and Brown and referred to the Committee on Redistricting and Elections.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 472, entitled
"An act to regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists,
lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require registration
of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to require the filing of reports;
to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 6a (MCL 4.416a), as added by 1994 PA 383.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6a. (1) A former member of the Michigan senate or house
of representatives or a former governor, lieutenant governor,
attorney general, or secretary of state of this state shall not
make expenditures for or receive compensation for lobbying that is
equal to or exceeds the monetary threshold required for registering
as a lobbyist agent for 2 years immediately following the end of
the term of office to which he or she was elected.
(2) A person who holds a nonelective position of head of a
principal department of the executive branch of this state shall
not make expenditures for or receive compensation for lobbying that
is equal to or exceeds the monetary threshold required for
registering as a lobbyist agent for 1 year after leaving that
position.
(3) (1) A In addition to the restriction in subsection (1), a
member of the Michigan senate or house of representatives or a
governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, or secretary of
state of this state who resigns from office shall not make
expenditures for or receive compensation or reimbursement for
actual expenses for lobbying that is equal to or exceeds the
monetary threshold required for registering as a lobbyist agent for
the remainder of the term of office from which the person resigned.
(4) (2)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by
imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more
than $1,000.00, or both.