HB-4226, As Passed House, February 15, 2005
SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4226
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 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 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 who resigns from office shall not make expenditures for or
receive compensation or reimbursement for actual expenses for
lobbying 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 both.
[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2006.]