HOUSE BILL No. 4056


     January 27, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Cherry, Lockwood, Minore, Martinez, Brater, Dennis and Bogardus and referred to the
Committee on Constitutional Law 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 4.431) by adding section 21a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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

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      DELIVER OR CAUSE TO BE DELIVERED A CONTRIBUTION ON BEHALF OF AN

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      INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OR A POLITICAL COMMITTEE TO A CANDIDATE OR

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      TO THE CANDIDATE'S STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS.

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

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      CAUSE TO BE HAND DELIVERED A CONTRIBUTION TO A STATE REPRESENTA-

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      TIVE OR STATE SENATOR IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS:





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           (A) THE STATE CAPITOL.

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           (B) A BUILDING HOUSING LEGISLATIVE OFFICES.

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

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      THAT BUILDING.

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS THAT TERM

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      AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4 OF THE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT,

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      1976 PA 388, MCL 169.204.










































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