Bill Text: MI HB6168 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures; prohibition for a candidate committee to make certain expenditures or transfer certain funds; provide for. Amends sec. 45 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.245) & adds sec. 35a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-08 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/03/2020 [HB6168 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6168-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6168
September 03, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Chirkun
and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
by amending section 45 (MCL 169.245), as amended by 1996 PA 590, and by adding section 35a.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 35a. A candidate committee that has not filed or paid all statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines required by this act shall not make an expenditure until those statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines have been filed or paid.
Sec. 45. (1) A person may transfer any unexpended funds money from 1 candidate committee to another candidate committee of that person if the all of the following apply:
(a) The contribution limits prescribed in section 52 or 69 for the candidate committee receiving the funds money are equal to or greater than the contribution limits for the candidate committee transferring the funds and if the money.
(b) The candidate committees are simultaneously held by the same person.
(c) The candidate committee transferring the money has filed or paid all statements, reports, late filing fees, and fines required by this act.
(2) The funds money being transferred shall under subsection (1) is not be considered a qualifying contribution regardless of the amount of the individual contribution being transferred.
(3) (2) Upon termination of a candidate committee, unexpended funds money in the candidate committee that are is not eligible for transfer to another candidate committee of the person under subsection (1) shall must be disbursed as follows:
(a) Given to a political party committee.
(b) Given to a tax exempt charitable organization, as long as the candidate does not become an officer or director of or receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from that organization.
(c) Returned to the contributors of the funds money upon termination of the campaign committee.
(d) If the person was a candidate for the office of state representative, given to a house political party caucus committee.
(e) If the person was a candidate for the office of state senator, given to a senate political party caucus committee.
(f) Given to an independent committee.
(g) Given to a ballot question committee.
