HOUSE BILL No. 6187

 

May 18, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Tlaib, Byrnes, Geiss, Terry Brown, Donigan, Valentine, Bauer, Robert Jones, Warren, Miller, Barnett, Scripps, Switalski, Lipton, Roberts, Liss, Meadows and Lisa Brown and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled

 

"Michigan campaign finance act,"

 

(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 55f.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 55f. (1) An officer, a shareholder, or a member of a

 

corporation or joint stock company who affirmatively consents to an

 

independent expenditure by the corporation or joint stock company

 

that violates this act is subject to a civil fine of not more than

 

$1,000.00 for each violation.

 

     (2) A corporation or joint stock company shall annually notify

 

all officers, shareholders, and members of the penalties they may

 

be subject to under this section and section 55e.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.

 

06247'10) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.