HOUSE BILL No. 4302


     February 12, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Cherry, Wojno, Martinez, Kaza, Schauer, Bogardus, Schermesser, Brater, LaForge, Willard and Mans and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.


        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 4.432) by adding section 21a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 21A.  (1) A LOBBYIST OR A LOBBYIST AGENT SHALL NOT

 2    DELIVER OR CAUSE TO BE DELIVERED A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION ON

 3    BEHALF OF AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OR A POLITICAL COMMITTEE TO A

 4    CANDIDATE OR TO THE CANDIDATE'S STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS.

 5         (2) A LOBBYIST OR A LOBBYIST AGENT SHALL NOT HAND DELIVER OR

 6    CAUSE TO BE HAND DELIVERED A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TO A STATE

 7    REPRESENTATIVE OR STATE SENATOR IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

 8    BUILDINGS:



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 1         (A) THE STATE CAPITOL.

 2         (B) A BUILDING HOUSING LEGISLATIVE OFFICES.

 3         (C) A BUILDING ON A DAY A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HAS MET IN

 4    THAT BUILDING.
















































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