HOUSE BILL No. 4172


     February 13, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Koetje, Gosselin, Vander Veen, Bishop, Garcia, Kooiman, Jelinek, Ruth Johnson, Mortimer, Julian and
Voorhees and referred to the Committee on Gaming and Casino Oversight.


        A bill to amend the Initiated Law of 1996, entitled

   "Michigan gaming control and revenue act,"

   by amending section 7b (MCL 432.207b), as added by 1997 PA 69.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 7b.  (1) As used in this section:

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           (a) "Candidate" means both of the following:

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           (i) That term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan cam-

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      paign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.203.

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           (ii) The holder of any state, legislative, or local elective

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      office.

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           (b) Except as provided in subsection (6), "committee" means

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      any of the following:

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           (i) A candidate committee as that term is defined in

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      section 3 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL

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      169.203.


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           (ii) A political party committee as that term is defined in

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      section 11 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL

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      169.211.

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           (iii) An independent committee as that term is defined in

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      section 8 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL

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      169.208.

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           (iv) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of a

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      chamber of the legislature.

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           (v) A POLITICAL COMMITTEE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION

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      11 OF THE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT, 1976 PA 388, MCL

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      169.211.

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           (vi) ANY OTHER COMMITTEE DEFINED BY AND ORGANIZED PURSUANT

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      TO THE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 TO

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      169.282.

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           (c) "License" means either a casino license issued under

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      this act or a supplier's license issued under this act.

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           (d) "Licensee" means a person who holds a license.  as

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      defined in subdivision (c).

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           (e) "Officer" means either of the following:

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           (i) An individual listed as an officer of a corporation,

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      limited liability company, or limited liability partnership.

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           (ii) An individual who is a successor to an individual

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      described in subparagraph (i).

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           (2) For purposes of this section, a person is considered to

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      have an interest in a licensee or casino enterprise if any of the

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      following circumstances exist:




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           (a) The person holds at least a 1% interest in the licensee

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      or casino enterprise.

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           (b) The person is an officer or a managerial employee of the

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      licensee or casino enterprise as defined by rules promulgated by

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      the board.

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           (c) The person is an officer of the person who holds at

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      least a 1% interest in the licensee or casino enterprise.

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           (d) The person is an independent committee OR POLITICAL

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      COMMITTEE of the licensee or casino enterprise.

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           (3) A licensee is considered to have made a contribution if

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      a contribution is made by a person who has an interest in the

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      licensee.

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           (4) A licensee or person who has an interest in a licensee

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      or casino enterprise, or the spouse, parent, child, or spouse of

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      a child of a licensee or person who has an interest in a licensee

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      or casino enterprise, shall not make a contribution to a candi-

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      date or a committee during the following periods:

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           (a)  The time period during which  WHILE a casino licensee

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      or development agreement is being considered by a city or the

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      board.

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           (b)  The term during which  WHILE the licensee holds a

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      license.

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           (c) The 3 years following the final expiration or termina-

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      tion of the licensee's license.

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           (d)  During either  EITHER of the following, whichever is

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      shorter:





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           (i)  The period beginning on  ON or after  the effective

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      date of this amendatory act  JULY 17, 1997.

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           (ii)  The period beginning 1  ONE year  prior to 
   BEFORE

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      applying for a license.

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           (5) A licensee or person who has an interest in a licensee

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      or casino enterprise, or the spouse, parent, child, or spouse of

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      a child of a licensee or a person who has an interest in a

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      licensee or casino enterprise, shall not make a contribution to a

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      candidate or committee through a legal entity that is estab-

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      lished, directed, or controlled by any of the persons described

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      in this subsection during the time period described in

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      subsection (4).

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           (6)  This section does not apply  A LICENSEE OR PERSON WHO

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      HAS AN INTEREST IN A LICENSEE OR CASINO ENTERPRISE, OR THE

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      SPOUSE, PARENT, CHILD, OR SPOUSE OF A CHILD OF A LICENSEE OR A

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      PERSON WHO HAS AN INTEREST IN A LICENSEE OR CASINO ENTERPRISE,

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      SHALL NOT MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN $20,000.00 to a ballot

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      question committee as that term is defined in section 2 of the

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      Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.202.



















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