April 20, 2006, Introduced by Senators JACOBS, SCHAUER, BASHAM, BARCIA, CHERRY, OLSHOVE, BRATER and WHITMER and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 57a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 57a. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a candidate,
committee, or person acting on behalf of a candidate or committee
shall not solicit or accept a contribution in a facility owned or
leased by, or on behalf of, this state, a public body, or a
division or agency of the court of justice of this state.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a contribution solicited
or accepted in any of the following:
(a) A public facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, a
public body if that facility is primarily used as a family dwelling
and is not used to conduct a fund-raising event.
(b) A public facility owned or leased by, or on behalf of, a
public body if any candidate or committee has an equal opportunity
to use the public facility.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
a fine equal to the greater of $1,000.00 or the amount of the
improper solicitation or contribution, or both imprisonment and a
fine.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 1220
of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into
law.