Bill Text: MI HB6584 | 2017-2018 | 99th 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) 2018-12-11 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/06/2018 [HB6584 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6584-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6584
December 6, 2018, 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, or 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, or 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.
