February 13, 2018, Introduced by Senators JONES, COLBECK and ANANICH and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
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,"
(MCL 4.411 to 4.431) by amending the title and by adding section
17a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
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 require certain individuals to disclose certain information; to
prescribe the powers and duties of the department of state; to
prescribe
penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
Sec. 17a. (1) If an individual who is appointed by the
governor to a governmental body is or was at any time in the 10
years immediately preceding the appointment a lobbyist or lobbyist
agent, the individual shall file a disclosure with the secretary of
state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, that
includes both of the following:
(a) A statement that the individual is a lobbyist or lobbyist
agent or was at any time in the immediately preceding 10 years a
lobbyist or lobbyist agent, as applicable.
(b) The name, address, and nature of business of every person
who gave compensation to or reimbursed the individual or
individual's representative for lobbying.
(2) The secretary of state shall post on its website a
registry of the disclosures it receives under subsection (1).
(3) An individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.