HOUSE BILL No. 6218 November 5, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Llewellyn and Scranton 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," by amending sections 4 and 7 (MCL 4.414 and 4.417). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 4. (1) "Gift" means a payment, advance, forbearance, 2 or the rendering or deposit of money, services, or anything of 3 value, the value of which exceeds $25.00 in any 1-month period, 4 unless consideration of equal or greater value is received 5 therefor. Gift does not include: 6 (a) A campaign contribution otherwise reported as required 7 byAct No. 388 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being8sections 169.201 to 169.282 of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE 04220'97 * LBO 2 1 MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 TO 2 169.282. 3 (b) A loan made in the normal course of business by an 4 institution as defined in section 5 ofAct No. 319 of the Public5Acts of 1969, as amended, being section 487.305 of the Michigan6Compiled LawsTHE BANKING CODE OF 1969, 1969 PA 319, MCL 7 487.305, a national bank, a branch bank, an insurance company 8 issuing a loan or receiving a mortgage in the normal course of 9 business, a premium finance company, a mortgage company, a small 10 loan company, a state or federal credit union, a savings and loan 11 association chartered by this state or the federal government, or 12 a licensee as defined byAct No. 27 of the Public Acts of the13Extra Session of 1950, as amended, being sections 492.101 to14492.141 of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE MOTOR VEHICLE SALES 15 FINANCE ACT, 1950 (EX SESS) PA 27, MCL 492.101 TO 492.141. 16 (c) A gift received from a member of the person's immediate 17 family, a relative of a spouse, a relative within the seventh 18 degree of consanguinity as computed by the civil law method, or 19 from the spouse of the relative. 20 (d) A breakfast, luncheon, dinner, or other refreshment con- 21 sisting of food and beverage provided for immediate consumption. 22 (e) A donation to an officeholder expense fund otherwise 23 reported as required byAct No. 388 of the Public Acts of 1976,24as amended, being sections 169.201 to 169.282 of the Michigan25Compiled LawsTHE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT, 1976 PA 388, 26 MCL 169.201 TO 169.282. 04220'97 * 3 1 (2) "Immediate family" means a childresiding in an2individual's householdOR PARENT, a spouse of an individual, or 3 an individual claimed by that individual or that individual's 4 spouse as a dependent for federal income tax purposes. 5 (3) "Loan" means a transfer of money, property, or anything 6 of ascertainable value in exchange for an obligation, conditional 7 or not, to repay in whole or in part. 8 Sec. 7. (1) Not later than 15 days after becoming a lobby- 9 ist, a lobbyist shall file a registration form with the secretary 10 of state. The registration shall contain the following 11 information: 12 (a) The name and office address of the lobbyist. 13 (B) THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN SENATE OR HOUSE 14 OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE LOBBYIST'S IMMEDIATE 15 FAMILY. 16 (C)(b)The name and address of each person employed, 17 reimbursed for expenses which exceed $10.00, or compensated by 18 the lobbyist for lobbying in this state. 19(c) The name, address and nature of business of a person20who gives compensation to or reimburses the lobbyist or the rep-21resentative of a lobbyist for lobbying.22 (d) The fiscal year of the lobbyist. 23 (2) Not later than 3 days after becoming a lobbyist agent, a 24 lobbyist agent shall file a registration form with the secretary 25 of state. The registration form shall contain the following 26 information: 04220'97 * 4 1 (a) The name and office address of the lobbyist agent, if 2 the lobbyist agent is not an individual. 3 (b) The name, permanent residence address, and office 4 address of the lobbyist agent, if the lobbyist agent is an 5 individual. 6 (C) THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN SENATE OR HOUSE 7 OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE LOBBYIST AGENT'S IMME- 8 DIATE FAMILY. 9 (D)(c)The name and address of each person employed, 10 reimbursed for expenses which exceed $10.00, or compensated by 11 the lobbyist agent for lobbying in this state. 12(d) The name, address, and nature of business of a person13who gives compensation to or reimburses the lobbyist agent or the14representative of a lobbyist agent for lobbying.15 (3) A person who fails to register under subsection (1) or 16 (2), shall pay a late registration fee of $10.00 for each day the 17 person remains not registered in violation of subsection (1) or 18 (2), not to exceed $300.00. A person who is in violation by 19 failing to register as required by this section more than 30 days 20 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than 21 $1,000.00. 22 (4) A lobbyist shall file a notice of termination with the 23 secretary of state within 30 days after ceasing lobbying, but 24 this will not relieve the lobbyist of the reporting requirements 25 of this section for that reporting period. A lobbyist agent 26 shall file a notice of termination with the secretary of state 27 within 30 days after ceasing to lobby for a lobbyist. 04220'97 *